Amidst the current spiraling number of COVID-19 cases, the United States of America is having to brace an unparalleled political crisis with the very unpredictable Donald Trump refusing to accept defeat in that November 3rd Presidential election. He has lost both the popular mandate by over 5 million votes and the Electoral College. It could not be any more resounding.
The whole world has congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their spectacular triumph as universally anticipated. But instead of gracefully accepting defeat the 74 year old Donald Trump continues to stubbornly claim that he has won the Presidential race. Even some of his closest aides have abandoned him because of his wild allegations of widespread fraud. But Donald Trump continues to senselessly cling on to remnants of his clan and to claim that he is the winner. It is a sad but hypocritical irony that Trump would cross an ocean to lecture and impose democracy on others but will not cross the lawns of the White House to practice what he preached by accepting the will of the people at his own doorstep. With this strange and bizarre stand taken by millionaire Donald Trump nobody knows how this most weird saga will end. But for sure it is going to be a very embarrassing end in office for the 45th President of USA, whose entire four year tenure was mired by a chain of controversies. This will only get disgracefully worse in his last weeks by bringing unprecedented shame to the very high office the people of America had entrusted him with. The overwhelming majority of Americans will not forgive Donald Trump for converting in a matter of days the once most powerful office in the world into the laughing stock of the world by thrashing Democracy, disrespect for individual rights and freedoms besides mocking the rule of law. He would do well even at this late stage, knowing that the game is up to heed the wise words of Abraham Lincoln when he said ‘Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent’. Let us hope that common sense, as lacking as it has been in the Donald Trump’s White House will ultimately prevail and a smooth transition of Power to President elect Joe Biden and Vice- President Kamala Harris and a Government of the people by the people and for the people will take over for the good of America and the world. Mr. Donald Trump, the people have decided and spoken loud and clear, so it is time for you to move on. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com