{"id":19492,"date":"2017-01-29T04:42:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T04:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=19492"},"modified":"2017-01-29T04:43:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T04:43:42","slug":"time-to-wonder-about-trumps-mental-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=19492","title":{"rendered":"Time to wonder about Trump’s mental state?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I am not going to diagnose Donald J. Trump’s mental capabilities here. I am going wonder out loud, though, as to whether he needs counseling, or some related professional help.<\/p>\n

The man is embarking on a fool’s journey by continuing to insist that 3 million to 5 million votes got cast in the 2016 presidential election by “illegal immigrants.”<\/p>\n

The president hasn’t yet produced a single shred of evidence to back up the claim. He has continued to insist through innuendo that “in my opinion” such illegal activity occurred … and that all those millions of illegal voters cast their ballots for Hillary Rodham Clinton.<\/p>\n

Now he has declared that a Texan is the source of the allegation.<\/p>\n

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My head is going to explode at any moment now.<\/p>\n

Trump’s assertions is an assault on the democratic process. It insults the hard work being done by across the nation — by state elections officials — to ensure “free and fair elections.” It is an assault on their<\/em> integrity, on their<\/em> good faith and on their<\/em> professional competence.<\/p>\n

In Texas, these officials are elected by voters who live in the counties. They are county clerks who take an oath — just as the president, governors, county commissioners and district attorneys do — to “preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution and to obey all federal and state laws.<\/p>\n

When is the president going to get off this innuendo-driven effort to insist on something happening without ever providing a scintilla of evidence to buttress what he is alleging?<\/p>\n

One more quick point: You won<\/em>, Mr. President! Get off this ridiculous ride to nowhere and concentrate fully<\/em> on your effort to\u00a0“Make America Great Again.”<\/p>\n\n

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