It was never about 'America First.' It's always been Trump first.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Dana Milbank

At the core of the impeachment inquiry — indeed, at the core of almost every complaint about this president — is one simple truth: Donald Trump is not a patriot.

I don’t question that on some level he loves his country. I just know that he loves himself more. Again and again, he has harmed the nation’s interests to further his own.

Geopolitical archrival China, fighting us in a trade war, now knows that to secure good relations with the U.S. administration, it should produce dirt on Trump’s prospective Democratic opponent. That’s not in the national interest (it’s flatly against the law). It’s in Trump’s personal interest.

Likewise, Trump temporarily left Ukraine without U.S. military assistance against Russian aggression while requesting a “favor” — furnish dirt on that same political opponent, Joe Biden. That compromised national security for Trump’s electoral purposes.

Trump and his underlings also sought help from allies Britain, Italy and Australia in debunking special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s findings on Russian election interference.

The use of government powers for Trump’s interests happens everywhere. Attorney General William Barr, after misleading the public about the Mueller report’s conclusions on Trump’s culpability, launched, at Trump’s request, a major effort to discredit officials who investigated 2016 election interference.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinions-it-was-never-about-america-first-it-s-always-been-trump-first/ar-AAIiOb2?ocid=msn360

[tanyev]

1. Yes! Thank you.