On A Template for Congress Podcast, we put policy aside to talk about the core crisis facing our nation: the death of presidential decency.
Episode Synopsis
In a departure from our usual policy analysis, the A Template for Congress Podcast team pens an open letter directly to the Republican middle and disillusioned conservative voters. We confront the shocking breakdown of presidential decorum following two recent, devastating events: the Brown University shooting and the homicide of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife. With a Left-Progressive lens focused on the necessity of institutional stability, we compare the current President's divisive and un-empathetic responses—including the comment that "Things can happen" and the political attack post-mortem on Reiner—against the historical standard of the Office. This episode argues that a President who politicizes national grief and normalizes chaos is a threat to the stability of the Republic, regardless of any policy agreement. We call on conservatives to defend the dignity of the Office for the sake of the nation.
Sources
Trump news at a glance: president pays tribute to Brown University shooting victims amid calls for gun control - The Guardian
Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing - KSAT/Associated Press
Trump, without evidence, blames Rob Reiner's politics for Hollywood icon's killing - 10tv.com/Associated Press
Trump mocks slain director Rob Reiner, drawing swift bipartisan condemnation - KSL.com
Historical rankings of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia
The Progressive Presidency and the Shaping of the Modern Executive - Washington University Open Scholarship
The Expanding Power of the Presidency - Hoover Institution
Republicans Divided in Views of Trump's Conduct; Democrats Are Broadly Critical - Pew Research Center
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