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Strange Days In Washington

My Spy editorial for March 12, 2025

John Dean
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4 min readMar 12, 2025

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Screen Capture from Donald Trump’s social media platform.

Donald Trump has created a new normal in Washington, D.C. If you follow the news, you already know that. With nuisances like the Constitution and government watchdogs safely secured in their crates (or simply fired), Trump is free to go wherever he or his handlers want to go.

My column in Spy Community Media’s newspapers serving the Maryland Eastern Shore this week commented on many of this week’s developments.

The editorial may be found here and below.

Strange Days in Washington

What is going on with Donald Trump? More importantly, why don’t more people see what I see? And most importantly, how long will the Trump tsunami continue before the America we knew is gone forever?

I choke when Donald Trump pronounces that America has entered a “Golden Age.” The term is ridiculous in the context of thousands of people having suddenly, unexpectedly, and unjustifiably lost…

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