In 2016 Donald Trump became the president of the United States to the dismay of the majority of citizens in his country.  He was supported by the Republican congressmen and women as well as the Republican senators in his nomination as their presidential candidate and continues to be supported by most of them years into his fallacious presidency. 

There were most likely many players in putting Trump in office, but it was not only the minority of citizens who voted for him.  Those who actually put him in office paid for his presidency and they wanted returns on their investment. 

The conservative movement is defined by something that has been referred to as shareholder capitalism, the idea that a corporation is only responsible for increasing shareholder value no matter the cost to society, the environment, the idea of a working democracy, or what they refer to as external costs.

For all intent purposes, the United States is a plutocracy.  Trump and his administration do not stand for or work towards fair job creation for those people that are truly left behind by corporate economic decisions, they are the highway upon which such decisions run their course. They will and are being paved over for profit.  

As the conservative movement continues to dismantle any and all governmental policies directed at protecting the public’s interest, Trump will continue being the clown.  That is what he is paid to do by those who put him in office. But such a game is dangerous and could cost us all a lot more than just a thin profit margin.

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