IT IS, SADLY, not surprising that the wicked parodies on Saturday Night Live have gotten under the skin of the Trump administration, which is as thin as the genuine 24 ct. gold plating on one of those "not affiliated with the U.S. Mint" commemorative coins. But never has it been more important to tell truth to power. The current president appears to measure success in deal points, but a deal at the price of the soul of a nation founded on diversity and dedicated to that proposition comes at a high price. President Trump gained the White House by suggesting the country was in ruins and that only he could save it, in part from a vague and frightening exterior threat. He continues to try and delegiti-mize the checks on his power and to marginalize and demonize any critics: Elections—rigged; Congress—obstructionists mired in the D.C. swamp; the courts—broken; the media—liars and enemies; the news—FAKE!; the intelligence community—Nazis?
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