William Lindsey :toad:<p>"If you intend to rely less on elections to stay in power, you are not afraid to slash funding for disaster relief, child cancer, or basic social assistance. ...</p><p>But domestic power consolidation is only half of it. The most shocking and tragic part is that this sabotage of America by a sitting U.S. president is also designed to benefit America’s adversaries —countries that for years have sought to displace America as a global military and economic power."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <br>/8</p>