Trump hopes to replace the experienced employees in the government with people whose only qualification is loyalty to him. All his Cabinet picks are incompetent and corrupt.

Trump’s aim is to transform our democracy into a kleptocracy to further enrich himself and his billionaire buddies, and to let him remain in power indefinitely, like his heroes Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban.

If Trump is allowed to do what he plans, we will all suffer.

The ways to push back against Trump and retain our democracy will change over time. We must be resilient and persistent.

First we must encourage our senators to vote against Trump’s most dangerous nominees, including:

Call Sen. Michael Bennet (202) 224-5852 and Sen. John Hickenlooper (202) 224-5941 and encourage them to do everything in their power to stand up to Trump’s assault on our rights and to vote against them.

Philip Riffe

Hesperus