Someone should tell President Trump that the electioneering should have been over last November. However, once again Trump is planning to continue holding rallies to arouse the masses. For example, Trump is pressing forward with plans for a large-scale political rally next week in Phoenix, Arizona, despite pleas from the city’s mayor and other officials not to hold a polarizing event while feelings remain so raw over the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. These are not presidential events to officially announce or promote new legislative initiatives because there are none.
Last November, I blogged that I couldn’t help but compare Donald Trump with the former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Mussolini loved rallies and military parades, with his black shirted supporters marching in step to patriotic music and shouting nonsensical slogans. Now, I’m not saying that Trump’s supporters at these rallies are fascists. However, let me quote from my earlier blog: “Mussolini had quickly gained a reputation for his magnetism and remarkable rhetorical talents, inspiring large disenchanted crowds with populist slogans. Trump adeptly worked his campaign rhetoric to galvanize his supporters at large orchestrated gatherings.” As an extreme narcissist, Trump appears to need regular reassurance that some Americans still adore and support him, including apparently the white supremacists whom he refuses to condemn in no uncertain terms.
What’s with all these continuing rallies? There are no mid-term elections at this time. If there were, I’m not too sure that very many Republican candidates would want Trump’s support at this time. The GOP appear to be in disarray following the failure to pass their proposed health care legislation and to end so-called Obamacare. The White House is in a mess with even the house rats fleeing the premises. Trump’s staff still spend most of their time trying to clarify what the President’s actual position is on a number of important current issues, not always succeeding to do so.
Instead of parading around the country seeking reaffirmation of his popularity, which is now at an all time low, Trump should spend more time in Washington. He needs to mend fences with Congress, his Cabinet and what’s left of his original staff. What Americans don’t need are more rallies. What Americans are looking for is clear and unifying leadership from their president and his administration. No more off-the-cuff meanderings. No more divisive speeches full of historical inaccuracies and bombastic statements. Either be president for all Americans, or resign and let someone else provide the essential leadership needed to tackle the critical issues that America and the world face. Then and only then can one begin to talk about “making America great again”!
FROLITICKS 
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