The "Trump sequel" is coming for America whether people are ready or not, wrote Brian Karem for Salon — and everyone needs to be ready for what that entails.
"We are left facing another round of Trump insanity at the White House, brought to us by the same people who voted him in the first time but failed to get him elected in 2020. Three is either a charm or a curse – depending on your point of view – and there are plenty of people gloating or kvetching today," wrote Karem.
There will be victory laps, finger-pointing, and analysis over it — but all that will soon be put aside when Congress certifies Trump's victory — and the real chaos begins, he wrote.
"In the next Trump administration, federal workers will be purged unless they sign loyalty oaths, immigrants will be rounded up, the National Guard and the military will be used by generals who’ve offered their fealty to Trump and MAGA, and then it is really off to the races," he wrote.
"Trump, who now effectively owns the Senate, will get every criminal he wants approved and appointed to important posts in the government. The Democrats are hoping to take the House, but don’t hold your breath for that."
The fact is, he wrote, "it’s all done. Trump is in. And part of me will be watching this one from the sidelines as I unhappily acknowledge that my granddaughter was born with fewer rights today than her mother had 30 years ago. That’s a serious problem."
But, he wrote, no action by the opposition can be taken before healing and rallying begins.
"Cry if you must, wring your hands, clutch your pearls and then get back into it. Life is waiting. Don’t waste it," wrote Karem. He ended by quoting Kamala Harris' concession speech, saying "The fight for our freedom will take hard work, but ... the fight for our country is always worth it. Don’t ever give up." And he added, "If possible, also have a laugh."
