Where is President Andrew Shepherd when we needed him?
Back in 1995, a great fictional president named Andrew Shepherd, played by Michael Douglas in the movie The American President, addressed this very problem.
President Shepherd took to the podium in his White House press room to say this at one point:
"Being president of this country is entirely about character. ... Everyone knows America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship. You gotta want it bad, 'cause it's going to put up a fight. ... We have serious problems, and we need serious people to solve them. And whatever your particular problem is, friend, I promise you, Bob Rumson [the opposing candidate in the film] is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things and two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who's to blame for it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections."
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And sadly, former president Trump is a Bob Rumson-wannabe.
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thehill.com 07/17/2021
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