• Impact: Trump’s judicial appointments ensured a conservative judiciary for decades, cementing GOP influence.
• Impact: Trump’s judicial appointments ensured a conservative judiciary for decades, cementing GOP influence.
What He Did:
• Blocked Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination: In 2016, McConnell refused to hold hearings for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, citing the upcoming election.
What He Did:
• Blocked Merrick Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination: In 2016, McConnell refused to hold hearings for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, citing the upcoming election.
• Impact: This shielded Trump from public scrutiny of potentially harmful behaviors and remarks, maintaining his “presidential persona”.
• Impact: This shielded Trump from public scrutiny of potentially harmful behaviors and remarks, maintaining his “presidential persona”.
What He Did:
• Created “The Apprentice”: As the producer of Trump’s reality TV show, Burnett crafted the image of Trump as a decisive, successful businessman—a far cry from his actual business record.
What He Did:
• Created “The Apprentice”: As the producer of Trump’s reality TV show, Burnett crafted the image of Trump as a decisive, successful businessman—a far cry from his actual business record.