It's time!

People must vote like their rights depend upon it, because any rights that you thought you had, do depend upon your voting, and voting for a president that cares whether you live or die.

We have seen Republicans in record numbers warning America what a dangerous and unhinged person Donald Trump is.  American voters need to heed the warning.

There has not been a candidate for president in modern times who openly worship dictators and their generals.

As Donald Trump, along with South African Elon Musk throws their plans for a retribution administration in our faces, average people need not think that they will somehow be excused.

Elon Musk, who is from the home of apartheid, is attempting to turn the American system of justice into a lottery.  Musk is very simply looking to reshape our government so that he can benefit financially, with no checks and balances.

Neither of these people care about America, or the people.  If Donald Trump cared about America, he would retire to his place at Mara Lago and leave American government to those who care, and have the intelligence, knowledge and a job history to get the job done.

Promising any and everybody something is not the way to establish a government that works to the good of all people.

People keep believing that there must be some ultimate good in Donald Trump.  There isn’t.  He is exactly what you see.  The only caveat to that is he really is much worse.

For those who have the stomach, the movie currently showing in theaters, “The Apprentice” will really tell you a lot more about Donald Trump.  Let’s be clear. If Donald Trump could not block the release of this film, you know that he had no legal leg to stand on.  Of course he is threatening to file a lawsuit.  That’s what he does.

There is a review of this film, and an article, both in USA Today, that really does give readers some salient information.  Much of the content is not spoken about out loud.  Let me give you some of the bold questions asked and answered in the article; “Apprentice has fact checkers fired up.”

Did Trump have a homoerotic relationship with Roy Cohn?”  Cohn is the closeted lawyer who died of AIDS complications at age 59.  Cohn mentored Trump in forming his ruthless ways of doing business.  “Did Ivana Trump accuse Donald of raping her during their marriage?”

   Did Trump Betray Roy Cohn?

Trump invited Roy Cohn down to his palm beach residence for a farewell dinner where he gifted him a pair of fake cuff links.  As Cohn was dying from AIDS, Trump distanced himself from Cohn. Cohn is quoted as saying, “I can’t believe he’s doing this to me.  Donald pisses ice water.”

Trump was impressed with Cohn’s repellent treatment of anyone Cohn perceived as an enemy.  When Trump demanded to know, how do you win, the answer is very familiar to Americans.

“First: Attack, attack, attack.  Second:  Admit nothing, deny everything. Third: No matter what happens, you claim victory and you never admit defeat.“  “Trump added: You know what is true?  What I say is true.”

America does not need a leader with this way of handling the government of the people.  Trump clearly is incapable of being any better than what he has been all of his life and is getting worse.

The film and its content buttress what is being said.  Loyalty for Donald Trump is one sided.  As he speaks ill of his support group, the MAGA Republicans, they should be aware that they will get nothing in return for their support.

His mentor, Roy Chon, got fake diamond cuff links and a cold shoulder.  What do you think you will get?

Elaine Harris Spearman, Esq., is an Attorney, retired as the Legal Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Comptroller of the City of St. Louis (MO).  She is past president of the Mound City Bar Association (MCBA), and a 2022 Inductee into the MCBA Legal Legends.  She is past Board Member at Large of the National Bar Association and past president of the Etowah County (Gadsden) NAACP.  She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and licensed to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court and in the states of Missouri and Illinois.