Trump tricked MAGA voters, now aspires for dictatorship

Mar 21

Dr. Rashad Richey National TV Political Analyst, Talk Radio Host, Univ. Prof.

By Straight Arrow News

President Trump has sought to fulfill some of his key campaign pledges, like cracking down on immigration while ramping up deportations. But critics say that he has neglected or even worked against other key promises, like reducing the cost of living and improving the stock market. Since his return to office, costs have continued to rise, and the stock market has plunged, with investors blaming Trump for the volatile markets.

Trump, with key ally Elon Musk, has also worked to dramatically downsize the federal government, arguing that the effort will reduce federal budget costs and save taxpayer dollars. Some skeptics of that narrative, however, have expressed concerns that President Trump’s true intention is to weaken the government from the inside so that he can seize more power and capture state institutions, effectively pulling off a coup.

Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Dr. Rashad Richey contrasts candidate Trump’s rhetoric with President Trump’s actions, and warns Americans that President Trump aims to establish a dictatorship.

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The following is an excerpt from the above video:

Yeah, all right, let me talk to MAGA supporters. Yeah, you’ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled. Let me tell you why. You see, Donald Trump was elected based on some deliverables that you said were important to you. When in the hell is he going to get around to delivering what you voted him in for?

Because I don’t remember you telling him to fire veterans. I don’t remember you telling him to increase the cost of living, I remember you telling him to decrease the cost of living. I don’t remember you telling him to get involved with trade wars and create tariffs. I remember you telling him precisely, let’s not do that again. I remember you saying that he needs to make it easier for the agricultural community, not harder. I remember you telling Donald Trump that he needs to make sure that we have a booming stock market. But ladies and gentlemen, once again, the absolute opposite is what’s happening. The stock market is declining, cost of living is increasing, tariffs, which become taxes for you, are plentiful, and that’s just at the beginning of the presidency.

New poll says that 63% of Americans are now embarrassed that Donald Trump is President of the United States. Whose agenda is Trump delivering? Because he absolutely is not delivering your agenda. I’m not anti-conservatives, even though I’m on the left, but I am anti-this foolishness, whatever you want to call it, MAGA or cult, I don’t give a damn. This is just foolishness all the way through.

Yeah, all right, let me talk to Maga supporters. Yeah, you’ve been hood winked, bamboozled. Let me tell you why.

You see, Donald Trump was elected based on some deliverables that you said were important to you. When in the hell is he going to get around to delivering what you voted him in for, because I don’t remember you telling him to fire veterans. I don’t remember you telling him to increase the cost of living. I remember you telling him to decrease the cost of living. I don’t remember you telling him to get involved with trade wars and create tariffs. I remember you telling him precisely, let’s not do that again.

I remember you saying that he needs to make it easier for the agricultural community, not harder. I remember you telling Donald Trump that he needs to make sure that we have a booming stock market. But ladies and gentlemen, once again, the absolute opposite is what’s happening.

The stock market is declining, cost of living is increasing, tariffs, which become taxes for you, are plentiful, and that’s just at the beginning of the presidency.

New poll says that 63% of Americans are now embarrassed that Donald Trump is president of the United States, whose agenda is Trump delivering because he absolutely is not delivering your agenda. I’m not anti conservatives, even though I’m on the left, but I am anti this foolishness, whatever you want to call it, Maga or cult. I don’t give a damn. This is just foolishness all the way through the irony that he’s in Washington, he has created a de facto president named Elon Musk, who’s really in charge. You know it, and I know it, the vice president who at least people elected on the presidential ticket is a non factor. You have Rubio, Secretary of State. You really think he runs something?

Do you think anyone is in charge but Elon? Let’s be very clear, Elon will never deliver for you, and Trump doesn’t care to deliver for you because they are delivering an agenda for billionaires, millionaires and major companies and their oligarch friends, this is what it looks like. This is what we’ve been preaching. We’ve been screaming, yelling, saying for years, don’t allow democracy to be shredded, because at least if you have a democracy, you do not have finality with any one election or the other. There’s always an opportunity to come back to the table and allow the voter to voice their vote.

But when you de evolve into this new institutional norm that the Trump administration and his cronies are attempting to create. You have no second or third opportunity. You do not get to do it again. These individuals take control, implement an authoritarian government, and then all of a sudden you are smack dab in the middle of a dictatorship. Is that what you want? I hope not, because all of those songs about America and the Constitution and the good old USA meant absolutely nothing if you allow the spirit of that to be ripped away by one man and his billionaire buddies.