Sirens. Flashing lights. Alarm bells. The warning signals about the ethically compromised presidency of Donald Trump are growing louder and flashier as each day goes by. Are we going to heed the alarm? Or are we going to let Trump\u2019s refusal to release his tax returns and fully divest from his domestic and foreign business interests\u2014as well as address unanswered questions about his and his administration\u2019s ties to Russian interests\u2014get lost in the rapid-fire background noise of the chaos and incompetence of this first month of the new administration?<\/p>\n
The fact is that there are too many glaring signs of potentially dangerous ethical violations involving Trump, his cabinet, his aides, and his family that cannot be ignored nor excused with spin, lies, or Kellyanne Conway\u2019s ridiculous claims of alternative facts.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be clear. When the voters who put Trump in the White House wake up one day to understand the havoc wreaked on our democracy, our economy, and our international standing by the Trump administration and appeasing Republicans in Congress, don\u2019t let any of them get away with claiming that the warning signs weren\u2019t there from day one.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s fascinating and, frankly, comforting right now is that these unmistakable alarms are being sounded by individuals from both sides of our deeply divided political spectrum. Just think about what it means that George Will\u2014conservative aristocrat and spokesperson for the good-old Republican Party\u2014was handed a pink slip from Fox News for his refusal to tow the Trump line.<\/p>\n
What surprising bedfellows are finding common cause in their resistance to Trump. As neo-conservative commentator David Frum warns at the beginning of a chilling video called \u201cCan It Happen Here?: <\/a>\u201cThis moment of danger can be your finest hour as a citizen and an American\u201d\u2014but only if we heed his urgent call and stand up to the challenge and resist.<\/p>\n