Party On! A Guide for Members of the Trump Party
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Former House Speaker John Boehner recently proclaimed “there is no Republican Party. There is a Trump Party.” This new moniker may create some political disorientation for the party faithful. The following comparisons are offered as a public service to those GOPers wishing to understand more about their new political home.
| The Party of Lincoln | The Party of Trump |
|---|---|
| Known as Honest Abe | Tells multiple lies every day |
| Used self-deprecating humor | Says how smart he is |
| Guided nation through Civil War | Has lowered level of Civil Discourse |
| Read books by candlelight | No evidence he reads books |
| Used stirring words in his speech | Stirs up trouble with his tweets |
| Referred to as the Great Emancipator | Calls for locking up his political opponents |
| Delivered Gettysburg Address | Delivered off-color remarks at Boy Scout Jamboree |
| “A House Divided Shall Not Stand.” | Criticizes his own cabinet, the FBI, the CIA as well as leaders of his own party in congress |
| “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” | Says he asked Putin if Russia interfered in the election and he said ‘no’ and Trump believes him. |
| “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.” | A presidential purveyor of fake news and distortion |
| “Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our Liberties.” | He has never read the Constitution, attempts to undermine Americans’ basic freedoms, and exhibits autocratic tendencies |
| “With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.” | Has lowest poll numbers in recent presidential history |
| A grateful nation honors Lincoln with DC monument | Trump is monumental failure as president |
Tom Coleman was an eight-term Member of Congress from Missouri and was a member of the former Republican Party
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Tom Coleman is a former Republican U.S. representative from Missouri. He has served as an adjunct professor at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and at American University.
