Now that Donald Trump has won the election, we are hearing Republicans complain that Democrats still want to oppose most of his policies.

Well, excuse me, but I remember when Barack Obama won in 2008 (and Democrats took the U.S. House and Senate), the officially stated Republican policy was to make Obama “a one-term president.”

If that is too long ago to remember, I recall when Joe Biden won in 2020, Trump instigated a riot at the U.S. Capitol and required that all his loyalists deny he lost the election — which he still does to this very day. No riot or denying election by Dems in 2024.

Funny how that works: Even when Trump wins, he and his base complain about something. Let’s see what happens in the midterm elections.

The only thing I can predict with 100% certainty is that on Jan. 21, 2025, the day after presidential inauguration day, the economy will declared great by Fox News and the right-wing media.

Richard DeRobertis

Kailua

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