December 2, 2016      1:39 PM

Smith: Trump Treasury Secretary Nominee Took the Home of One of His Voters

QR’s Liberal Columnist Glenn W. Smith asks what should be done as Donald Trump (and stateside backers) prepare to take America to the cleaners

The Associated Press reported that Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Stephen Mnuchin, foreclosed on the home of a Trump voter. Needless to say, the voter, a Los Angeles-area voter named Teena Colebrook, feels betrayed.

Odds are the Associated Press story will disappear into the memory hole rather quickly. But, then again, maybe Mnuchin’s very name is a mnemonic, a device for remembering. We should hope so, because we should remember this story.

It’s a remarkable moment in our political history, and it should be seen as such by all, no matter their party affiliation, ideology and political knowledge level. It’s remarkable enough that someone like Trump can be elected. Sure, he took a significant beating in the popular vote, but the rules of the game hand him the White House through the Electoral College. So there’s that.

But even more remarkable is Trump’s immediate moves.

The full column from Glenn W. Smith is in the R&D Department.

By Glenn W. Smith

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