The “Trump Effect,” as I called it, infected us shortly after he descended into the lobby of Trump Tower to announce his presidential candidacy. While none of her four children were fully aligned with her politically, the Trump Effect created the greatest distance between my mother and me. She voted for Trump again in 2020 but did not embrace the “big lie” that he’d won the election with anything close to enthusiasm. Trump’s recent conviction on 34 felony counts affirmed that her divorce from MAGA and Trump was the right choice. In the end, the “intervention” we staged was a gift, a blueprint of sorts for a divided time.

Source: Huffington Post August 09, 2024 09:56 UTC