Why Trump flippantly accusing Democrats of ‘treason’ is not a laughing matter

The following article by James Hohmann with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve was posted on the Washington Post website February 6, 2018:

President Trump on Feb. 5 said Democrats’ refusal to cheer during his State of the Union address amounted to ‘un-American’ behavior. (The Washington Post)

THE BIG IDEA: A president loosely accusing the opposition party of treason represents a greater danger to the long-term health of the American system than a 4.6 percent drop in the Dow Jones industrial average.

President Trump said Monday that it was “un-American” and “treasonous” when some congressional Democrats did not applaud during last week’s State of the Union address as he touted the low rates of black and Hispanic unemployment. Continue reading “Why Trump flippantly accusing Democrats of ‘treason’ is not a laughing matter”