FICTION
What Would a Second Trump Term Look Like?
When an American presidential candidate says he wants to “root out vermin” believe him.
This Medium story is, for now, fiction.
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This is a look into a possible future if Trump returns to the Oval Office as seen through the eyes of the “vermin” he plans to root out. I hope this story conveys that these “vermin” are not limited to minorities or the LGBTQ+ community. The vermin will be anyone who opposes him. From Charlie Sykes, a Republican Never Trumper, to you.
See Notes below for more details and background on our dangerous conditions. You have been warned.
“The next-door neighbors haven’t been around for two weeks,” said Kate as she sliced a tomato.
My wife. She notices things.
She was once a highly paid freelance journalist before the big progressive news shops were put out of business by government defamation lawsuits. MSNBC, Vox Media, HuffPost, all of them are gone. She says most remaining news outlets won’t even look at her work.
I shrugged. “Probably on vacation.”
