This is an opinion cartoon/column.

“Donald Trump, the former president of the United States who tried to steal the 2020 election, says he’ll be a dictator on day one of a second term,” writes David Graham of The Atlantic.

“That’s not the rhetorical excess of the mainstream press, nor is it the cynical spin of a political rival. It’s just what Trump said,” writes Graham.

“During a town hall in Iowa last week, Fox News’s Sean Hannity tossed Trump what ought to have been a softball question. “Under no circumstances, you are promising America tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?” Hannity asked. “Except for day one,” Trump replied.”

That’s all Katie Britt needed to hear. Next thing you know, Alabama’s newest U.S. Senator is endorsing the hell out of Trump. Who knew Britt had a thing for treasonous wanna-be dictators?

Or maybe she was just returning a favor …

Kinda related: Katie Britt’s awkward, stinky last-second Trump endorsement – al.com

In his guest column for AL.com, ‘Katie Britt succumbs to the MAGA mob,’ Quin Hillyer says Britt’s endorsement of Trump is “unneccessary, unwise and unseemly.”

Here are some excerpts:

“From a purely political standpoint, does Britt really think Trump stands a better chance of beating a Democratic nominee than do Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, or even Chris Christie (who twice won as a conservative in liberal New Jersey)? The polls repeatedly and strongly say otherwise. So does Trump’s record of losing the popular vote twice by millions of ballots and of losing the Electoral College in 2020 to an old man hiding in his basement. Trump also led fellow Republicans to defeat in congressional and statewide races in 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

“And does Britt really think Trump, at age 78 and sounding increasingly unhinged, could really govern better than those three rivals, especially considering that his mistreatment of so many talented former aides and Cabinet members has left only second-stringers willing to serve him?

Guest opinion: Katie Britt succumbs to the MAGA mob – al.com

“Moreover, Trump has proved to be dangerously divisive. Does she really think it will be better for the country – for unifying America, for avoiding riots, for standing as one against China – than would the far more even-keeled Haley?

“Most importantly, Britt is endorsing someone of much lower character than she claims to value. She was supposed to be better than this.

“Britt’s endorsement isn’t about what’s best for the country; it’s about relieving political pressure and maybe currying favor for a (longshot) selection as vice president. All she had to do was keep saying she’ll trust Republican voters to choose for themselves among excellent GOP candidates, and then work hard against Biden for whoever wins the nod. Instead, she caved to badgering from a “rabid dog” contingent of right-wing misfits and grifters.”

Read all of Hillyer’s column here.

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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix.

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