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As we 8647 either by impeachment (my biggest political hope) or by the 2028 Presidential Election (assuming Trumpy doesn’t completely upend the U.S. Constitution by then) we will be looking to put our 48^th President into office.

We need to ask questions. We need to start focusing on those and framing what 2029 will look like. Unless we somehow end up with a Republican version of Trump 2.0, who ever takes the White House has a list of chores I’m not sure many new Presidents have had to face. Lincoln, Truman, Johnson…all took office facing incredible challenges: the divide which led to the Civil War, helping bring WWII to an end, and the continuing escalation of the Vietnam war. But in all, except Lincoln’s situation, the fabric of our nation was largely intact.

Number 48 will have their work cut out to rebuild and reshape the devastation caused by Trump and his administration both domestically and on the world stage.

First, let’s have a quick look at some of what I’m talking about.

The butchery and botched surgery on the part of Elon Musk and DOGE. The severe program changes made to the Department of Education Research, the loss of Justice Department Grants, Medical and Health Research, USAID, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, The Department of Education, and the General Services Administration…just to name a few.

Then there was the wholesale bloodletting of between 260,000 and 350,000 federal employees either through layoffs, firings, early retirement, and hiring freezes according to the Federal News Network and govexec.com. Musk’s target was $2 trillion in savings but according to the DOGE website, it’s achieved $215 billion across 22 agencies. There were 13,440 contract terminations, 15,887 grant terminations, and 264 lease terminations.

The number one agency with the most change is the Department of Health and Human Services led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (it hurts just typing or saying his name). HHS also covers the CDC, the FDA, and the NIH. I can’t think of another federal agency so directly tied to the literal health of all Americans. Because of RFK’s propaganda regarding vaccines, the coverage rate of childhood MMR has dropped to 92.5% which is less than the 95% rate which would mostly prevent widespread transmission of the disease. That gap might not sound like a lot, but it translates to about 550,000 American children. As proof, measles cases have risen to a level not seen in decades and will likely return to endemic proportions. Other potential risks associated with the program changes at HHS include Whooping Cough, rotavirus, chickenpox, and bacterial infections leading to pneumonia or meningitis.

To round out just the top 5 agency cuts (or what they call savings) are the General Services Administration, the Social Security Administration, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Small Business Administration. You can go to doge.gov/savings to see the other 17 on the list.

Oh, then lets look at what will hopefully be renamed – some back to what was.

The Gulf of Mexico, Lake Ontario, the Kennedy Center, the Unites States Institute of Peace, the new Naval Trump-class warships, Southern Blvd. near Mar-a-Lago, the bridge on I-40 in Dandridge, Tennessee, Palm Beach International Airport, the planned aircraft carrier CVN-81 to be named the USS Donald J Trump, and the Boeing F-47 AirForce fighter jet, at least 4 possible new species of moth, sea urchins, and an amphibian bearing the moniker “donaldtrumpi”, as in Neopalpa donaldtrumpi – a micro-moth. Lastly, let’s not forget the military installations that had been renamed away from a list of Confederate generals and then put back again.

For number 48 – will there still be the tariffs that are accelerating the rise in daily costs for goods and services, the Iran War causing inflated gas prices, the Trump administrations disdain for NATO, and the disrespect shown toward our northern and southern neighbors? And what about the restoration of unbiased journalism, the tampering with election procedures, protections for LGBTQ and same-sex marriage, unrestricted access to abortion procedures, and the return of Roe v Wade? Not to mention the simple disregard for the Constitution and running around waging war whenever and wherever he likes.

How will number 48 restore trust with our allies and trading partners? What happens if the primary global currency shifts from the U.S. Dollar to the Chinese Yuan? I’ll tell you, interest rates would rise, we’d experience a loss of political power and the financial leverage that comes with it, and our ability to carry such a high amount of debt would be eliminated as the demand for dollars disappears. Our role as the greatest country of the free world would fade to dark.

As Americans, we need to think about these things…starting NOW. We need to look at candidates who have the strength of character, the intelligence, and the intestinal fortitude to tackle the longest list of problems and issues that have ever faced an incoming administration. I am truly hopeful that the mid-term elections this November marks a turn toward enlightenment and begins to reset the stage for restoring American greatness again. MAGA is the lie that never ends, a pestilence that needs its own vaccine.

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