A Handy Timeline

First and foremost for most Trump-gaggers has been then assault on American democracy by Trump and the merry band of gerrymanderers and voter suppression teams that preceded him. But there are other worries, such as the assault on the balance between religious “freedom” (is it a freedom to inflict one’s beliefs on another via the legal system?) and the secular system deriving from the Establishment Clause. Or the disregard of science when its conclusions were not politically convenient. Towards these two, the Center for Inquiry (CFI), a free-thinkers organization, has developed a handy timeline and published it for all. Naturally, CFI’s peculiar concerns play a part in such a timeline, but I tend to consider that all to the good. To the right, I present just a portion of the timeline, without working links. If you’re looking for a handy summation of just how much Trump was manipulated by the right – or, if you prefer, how much he championed their causes, earnestly or not – this is a good place to start.