'Trump being Trump' isn't a rationale; it's an indictment

The president’s supporters often explain Trump’s actions by saying, “That’s just Trump being Trump.” Let’s see how that’s working out.

As when Trump crudely dumped on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other high-ranking military officers saying, “You’re all losers. You don’t know how to win anymore. I wouldn’t go to war with you people. … You’re a bunch of dopes and babies.”

But, hey, who cares? That’s just Trump being Trump.

Or when Trump withheld congressionally approved funds from Ukraine, and the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog, said Trump committed a crime by violating the 1974 Impoundment Control Act prohibiting him from withholding funds Congress has appropriated.

Who cares? That’s Trump being Trump.

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I care.

The Constitution, the rule of law, our free press, and our most basic community values are under attack because some people think letting “Trump be Trump” is a good idea.

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