Shock and awe was used by Republicans and referred to rapid dominance in a military tactic based on the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the enemy and destroy their will to fight.
However, The majority of Americans who’ve been peacefully demonstrating are not the enemy and the one now in shock are @POTUS @VP @realDonaldTrump @GOP and anyone who can clearly see that Americans are tired of their tactics.
This weekend’s disappointing attendance at a Tulsa #CamPain rally shows the reality of President Trump’s sliding poll numbers.
This followed a weak president’s activities generated published reports of reputations after his increasing incendiary actions and corrupt comments.
Senate Republicans over the weekend refused to support Trump’s firing of a federal prosecutor who had investigated two of the president’s personal lawyers. As a result, the prosecutor’s deputy, rather than the administration’s choice, replaced him.
A federal judge on Saturday rejected Trump’s request to block the release of a book critical of him. The author of that book — John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser — said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday that Trump posed a “danger for the republic.”
Another former administration official, Jim Mattis, a retired Marine general who served as defense secretary — said Trump was trying to divide the country and “make a mockery of our Constitution.”
Trump’s top military adviser, General Mark Milley, publicly apologized for participating in a photo op with him that followed the use of tear gas against peaceful protesters.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump’s effort to end a signature Obama administration immigration policy. (And, yes, the court is influenced by public opinion, as The Times’s Adam Liptak has explained.)
Several Trump-friendly commentators — at The Wall Street Journal, Breitbart and elsewhere — have said his responses to the coronavirus and police violence are hurting his chances of re-election.
The commissioner of the #NFL switched his position on player protests about racial injustice, which angered Trump.
These are some of the most recent occurrences after Trump told his supporters that they would get tired of winning. So far the only thing America is leading in are COVID19 cases, which continue to rise on a daily basis, while he says he wants to slow down the number of tests.
