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21: A Rising Tide
A Rising Tide
Anger was simmering. The tension was palpable. Congress and the American political establishment were growing tired of being humiliated and pushed around by the upstart Donald J. Trump from Manhattan. They grew worried that their time was coming to an end, that the two party system and American politics as we know it would end if Trump continued unfettered with his “reforms”.
On a dark, brooding night in the city of Columbia, the Democrats and Republicans plotted their next move. These dinosaurs of a bygone age, relics of the 20th century, planned to make one final stand. One final hail mary pass to retain their place in the sun.
The tide was turning against Trump. America was entering a recession in the latter half of 2002, despite Trump’s reforms. The American public were worried over a President that could lead the nation to war in the far east. While Trump wasn’t so concerned about what was happening in the short term, the political establishment in Washington hoped to exploit public fatigue to strike back against the Reform party and stymie Trump’s agenda.
They were planning an all out war to maintain control over Congress and defeat the Reformers in the midterms. A vicious storm was gathering over the horizon.
Was Trump strong enough to weather it?
Anger was simmering. The tension was palpable. Congress and the American political establishment were growing tired of being humiliated and pushed around by the upstart Donald J. Trump from Manhattan. They grew worried that their time was coming to an end, that the two party system and American politics as we know it would end if Trump continued unfettered with his “reforms”.
On a dark, brooding night in the city of Columbia, the Democrats and Republicans plotted their next move. These dinosaurs of a bygone age, relics of the 20th century, planned to make one final stand. One final hail mary pass to retain their place in the sun.
The tide was turning against Trump. America was entering a recession in the latter half of 2002, despite Trump’s reforms. The American public were worried over a President that could lead the nation to war in the far east. While Trump wasn’t so concerned about what was happening in the short term, the political establishment in Washington hoped to exploit public fatigue to strike back against the Reform party and stymie Trump’s agenda.
They were planning an all out war to maintain control over Congress and defeat the Reformers in the midterms. A vicious storm was gathering over the horizon.
Was Trump strong enough to weather it?
- Abraham Washington
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