The Dramatic Contrast of Biden’s Last Act https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/joe-biden-speech-cincinnatus/679229/?utm_source=feed #JoeBiden #uspoli #USElections2024 #trump #Cincinnatus #Catiline #USDemocracyUnderThreat

It's time for #KingDarkBrandon to go full #Cincinnatus

‘He believes in power and chaos’: alarm as Steve Bannon plots to propel Trump

A thrill of transgression swept through the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference ( #CPAC ) at the National Harbor in Maryland.
“Trump won!” Steve #Bannon barked, pointing a finger.
“Trump won!” he repeated, shaking a fist.
“Trump won!” he proclaimed again.
His audience, as if hypnotised, chanted the brazen lie in unison.

It was a blunt reminder that Bannon, an 🔹architect of Trumpism 🔹 , remains a potent force in American politics as the 2024 US presidential election looms into view and the re-election of Trump looks a clear possibility.

The former White House chief strategist may not be in daily contact with Trump any more but it scarcely matters:
he is a vital source for the far-right ecosystem that shapes and animates the “Make America great again” (Maga) base.

Bannon, 70, is currently appealing a criminal conviction and four-month prison sentence for defying a subpoena from the congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
The committee heard evidence that Trump spoke to Bannon at least twice on January 5 and predicted that “all hell is going to break loose tomorrow”.

In the meantime, he hosts a regular podcast called War Room, which propagates false narratives about the 2020 election and coronavirus vaccines but is given a veneer of respectability by guests including Elise Stefanik, the No 3 Republican in the House of Representatives, and other senior politicians.
A pop-up War Room studio commanded a prime location at CPAC last week and featured guests such as Liz Truss, the former British prime minister.
On the main stage, Bannon compared Trump to the Roman general #Cincinnatus and declared:
“His fate and destiny is to have the greatest political comeback in American history from November 5 to drive the #vermin out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/03/steve-bannon-trump-maga-2024-election?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Boris Johnson take note, this is what a true Cincinnatus looks like...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-prime-minister-of-new-zealand

#JacindaArdern #Ardern #BorisJohnson #NZ #NewZealand #UK #UKpolitics #UKpol #Cincinnatus #Democracy