The USA Demise

Division

For some time now there has been a growing divide between Democrats (Blue) and Republicans (Red) all over the USA. This divide has increased under the new Trump Administration, who unlike previous Administrations, are mainly ‘yes’ men and women with limited or no experience in government management selected by Trump. This divide widened in the last election (2024) where Trump won all the ‘purple’ swing States providing him with what he called a massive mandate for his policies. However, the difference in the popular vote was very small but Trump won that as well. In addition to this situation, the USA Supreme Court gave Trump almost total immunity for official actions by a President. This further enhanced Trumps position.

Congress Capitulation

Beside Trump winning the Presidential Election, the Senate flipped to Republican Majority and the House of Representatives had a small but important Republican Majority. Given this fact it is almost impossible for the Democrats to affect any meaningful opposition. In addition to the House and Senate being Republican, the Republicans gave Trump ‘Carte Blanche’ no opposition to actions he wanted to take. By doing this the normal ‘Guard Rails’ that Congress would provide for Presidential Actions vanished. Due to this Trump decided to by pass Congress and rule by ‘Executive Orders’ of which there have been a significant number.

Trumps Cabinet and Weaponised Departments

It is very difficult to find the words, for a bunch of soulless people, who have little or no experience of running government departments and are determined to follow Trumps every word and command, even if it is against the USA Constitution or the Rule of Law that has existed for hundreds of years. They have decimated some of these departments and have removed high ranking personnel with years of experience, if they dared to oppose Trumps wishes. These are extremely important departments like the Department of Defence, FBI, CIA, Department of Homeland Security and the Attorney General and Subordinates Offices. Only two reasonably experienced people are the Secretary of State and the Treasury Secretary.

Tariff Wars and Affordability

To the astonishment of the World Trump unilaterally placed Tariffs on most of the worlds Countries including European and World Allies. Trumps message to the USA people was “these countries will pay the Tariffs to the USA which will make a lot of money”. Totally false! its the USA people who will pay the Tariffs due to increased prices as its the USA Importers that have to pay the Tariffs then pass the cost onto the USA consumers. This in addition to inflation that is increasing prices known as affordability, when the USA people were promised by Trump before the election he “would bring prices crashing down from day one”.

Immigration Disaster

Whilst Trump has stopped immigration from the Southern Border his policy of routing Violent and Criminal Immigrants and deporting them has turned out to be a nightmare. Trump created Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) now refereed to as the Gestapo due to their lawless and horrific behaviour, including shooting to death USA citizens is a complete disaster and unbecoming of the USA.

Ukraine Support

Trumps statement that he would end Ukraine Russia war in his first day in office has turned out to be a great deal more difficult. Whilst he has a team, who now have to confer with the Ukraine and Europe trying to get a Peace agreement, he has stopped providing Support to Ukraine who now rely upon the Europeans. However, it has been noticeable that he favours Russian President to the Ukraine President including initially the Peace Plan. The War especially aerial attacks on Ukraine are intensifying.

Greenland and Destroying European Allies Trust

The latest debacle was caused by the insistence by Trump that the USA would take over Greenland by Force if necessary and he would put additional Tariffs on Countries that oppose him. However, most of the NATO and European Countries rejected his threats of Force and Tariffs. These threats have been withdrawn and some sort of agreement has been reached, but no body knows what it is. It appears to go back to the 1951 agreement with Denmark, regarding military bases. However more importantly this has severely fractured the USA relationship between NATO Countries in particular the major European Countries, UK and Canada. In addition, Trump made statements that “these NATO countries military did not fight on the front lines in Afghanistan”. This remark was countered by significant anger and disdain by the major NATO members and by some USA law makers. All of these actions by trump have greatly reduced Trust in the USA as and Ally.

Mid Term Election Fears

The normal Mid Term Congressional Election is Due in November 2026. As Trump is concerned that the Republicans will loose its majority to the Democrats in the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate, he and his Republican followers are trying to avoid this by gerrymandering moves in States and other means which are threatening a Fair and Free Election. Trump even floating the idea that he would call the election off for several reasons, although this is not likely. If the Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives, this will no doubt curtail Trumps activities, which he recognises.

A Year of Turmoil for the USA People and Country

The worlds view, Friends and Foes of the USA has changed significantly over the past year. The Friends or Allies have experienced verbal attacks by Trump and his Administration trying to degrade their importance on the world stage. The USA Foes are delighted that the USA is breaking apart the coalition that has kept the world safe for the past 80 years. They also see opportunities to exploit these divisions caused by the Trumps ‘America First’ and the ‘Western Hemisphere Domination’ policy. The USA people are experiencing conditions that are far from normal and appear to becoming more Dictatorial ignoring the Rule of Law and lack of Congressional Control. The confrontational attitude towards the USA Allies is effecting the USA status as the ‘Leader of the Free World’ and the ‘Defender of Democracy’ which has been its strength over the years. What the future holds for the USA and the World in the coming months and Years is far from certain due to Trump and his Crony Administration. God help the USA and the World.