"At the core of the impeachment inquiry — indeed, at the core of almost every complaint about this president — is one simple truth: Donald Trump is not a patriot.
I don’t question that on some level he loves his country. I just know that he loves himself more. Again and again, he has harmed the nation’s interests to further his own.
Geopolitical archrival China, fighting us in a trade war, now knows that to secure good relations with the U.S. administration, it should produce dirt on Trump’s prospective Democratic opponent. That’s not in the national interest (it’s flatly against the law). It’s in Trump’s personal interest.
| ![](https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/A8CdyQFqmvLFjcEy6w0jm6ylnWPQd9iEDnEWGPcqkZengtNAzceF6sZ_XLsOuQ6Qo3_nBIxwp2o9JGXdylmMPh_jzjkpoFFkqM-VNw7UjNnN214fwkfFRJg94w=s0-d-e1-ft#https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/washingtonpost.png) | Trump publicly calls on China to investigate BidensTrump’s plea to China for an investigation into the Bidens came almost immediately after he addressed his trade ... |
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Likewise, Trump temporarily left Ukraine without U.S. military assistance against Russian aggression while requesting a “favor” — furnish dirt on that same political opponent, Joe Biden. That compromised national security for Trump’s electoral purposes."
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