By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper
Prior to the invasion of Venezuela, the top media issues were the expiration of funding for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Epstein papers being withheld from the Congress, and the harm and possible deaths of Americans because of the reversal of policies on vaccines. Once again, Trump used the oldest page in the playbook: Have a national crisis, i.e., the invasion of Venezuela and the capture of its President and First Lady; the transporting of them to the United States where they were indicted and charged with drug trafficking, and the announcement by President Trump that America would take over control and governing of Venezuela. These plays successfully replaced all discussions that were on the table before Saturday night’s invasion.
Once again, the only domestic policy related items coming from the White House are: (1) more ICE agents for Minnesota (with its Democratic Governor), and cuts to Child Care dollars in Democratic states.
We, the American people, must redirect conversations and priorities to the domestic issues of food, shelter, healthcare and survival. Here in California, we have a new Congressional District to which we need to elect Democrats so that we can regain control of the House of Representatives and put an end to the Republican do-nothing attitude against Trump’s trampling on the Constitution. Let’s keep our eyes on our issues and not be distracted by global plans. We must survive and live beyond Donald Trump, and fight his immigration tactics wherever possible
Meanwhile, we have issues of ongoing police brutality right here in San Diego. There are no apologies or statements from the police chief. He should be reminded that silence gives consent. How many more large settlements of civil cases against the police do we really need?