…we'd be nuts to think that simply booting out Donald Trump and voting in Joe Biden will be sufficient to solve our country's problems. Our divisions and dysfunctions predate our current president. From the Bork nomination fight to Bush-vs.-Gore to the Merrick Garland fiasco and the repeated government shutdowns of recent years, it is obvious that Trump is as much a reflection of our existing problems as he is a creator of new ones.
But his removal is absolutely essential for any kind of progress. Because, as Biden said Monday, he "sows chaos" and is a "toxic presence" who has "forfeited moral leadership." If anything, those descriptions were understatements. Trump is an unmitigated catastrophe, and all Americans must rouse themselves from their slumbers to vote him out on Nov. 3.
Can't escape 'Handmaid's Tale' dystopia with Trump at helm
We in the civil service are already bracing for whatever might go down between November and January, especially if the vote goes against the incumbent. There's so much mischief he could attempt (vetoing every budget bill out of spite, for example) that would fuck up both the normal transition of power and the government in general that there's no real way to plan for all of it.