Some months ago I offered here the prediction that the Republicans who have the power to do so will move to impeach Trump. Significant movement in that direction developed today when Trump disbanded two of his business advisory councils.
He did so because the council members, who are some of America's top corporate leaders, were leaving, one after another, in response to Trump's recent comments regarding Charlottesville. Yesterday's comments made by Trump made it clear to everyone that Trump is not going to change. These comments were defended by only a tiny few. The corporate leaders and a large number of Republicans condemned them.
Immediately after the remarks were made, business leaders began to abandon Trump (the great negotiator, the man who was going to run government like a business). They are no longer willing to be part of a Trump photo op. They are no longer willing to be publicly associated with him.
This is significant because those now abandoning Trump represent the corporations that contribute millions if not billions of dollars to political parties and candidates for public office. With Trump now widely regarded as a full-out racist, no mainstream companies or their leaders are going to want their names appearing on a campaign finance report in support of a candidate or entity that can be linked to Trump.
It's also significant that the companies the corporate leaders represent spend billions of dollars on advertising. You can be sure the advertising departments at all major media organizations are intensely observing the abandonment of Donald Trump by America's corporate elite.
Elected officials who previously traded on the Trump name are going to have to distance themselves from Trump if they want to maintain favorable connections with big-money contributors.
Trump's Charlottesville remarks were a defining moment in his presidency. The rapid distancing from Trump done by America's corporate leaders is a significant indicator. This is like a new "bridge out" sign on MAGA road, and everyone knows Trump blew the bridge. With the new sign now up, millions of political GPS units are recalculating.
Additional items to note: One of the Republicans who has a vote in the impeachment question is Mitch Mcconnell. Trump recently stunned Mitch with attacks against him. Trump's job approval ratings hit new low yesterday. See
this chart and notice the increasing distance between approve and disapprove.
Declining popular support, departing corporate leaders, pissed-off Republican legislators and more ... all coming together at once. Where does it lead?
About the re-calculation, CNN put it this way today:
Republican lawmakers and administration aides found themselves again Wednesday weighing the costs and benefits of remaining loyal to President Donald Trump, whose equivocal statements about neo-Nazis and white supremacists marked a dramatic shift in presidential rhetoric.
By Wednesday afternoon, most appeared to have made their calculation: deserting Trump now could only harm — and not help — their agendas or political fortunes.
Republican leaders in Congress, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, released statements affirming their disavowal of white supremacist groups and neo-Nazis — but not explicitly condemning Trump, ...
That's the way it is now, which is a shift from the way it was before. Watch next for Republicans to start naming Trump when they speak against him. The Republicans who make their living by winning votes will be the last to move publicly against Trump. But they will eventually move as they see support for Trump fade and Trump grow crazier in response.
