Join The Court of History for a panel discussion of the second Trump administration’s first hundred days in historical context with Sidney Blumenthal, Jeffery Herf, Sean Wilentz, and Benjamin Hett.
"Another similarity between 33 and today concerns the relationship between the Nazis and conservatives then and the Republican Senators and Trump in the past year. And it is a history of both times of cowardice, appeasement, underestimation, and agreement.
In my essay we are uncomfortably close to 1933 in persuasion of American purpose in March.
I noted that in Spring of 2024, 31 Republican Senators voted in favor of $60 billion of military assistance to Ukraine... McConnell was particularly passionate and eloquent about the dangers of appeasing Russian aggression. And he affirmed the leading role of the United States in defense of democracies around the world. And 30 of his colleagues agreed with him 12 months ago.
A year ago only 15 Republicans including Senator Marco Rubio voted against aid to Ukraine. Rubio’s no vote likely caught Trump’s attention and is probably one reason that he is now the Secretary of State.
Since January 20th those 31 Republican Senators have refused to use their power to reject the nominations of Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Heqstath, Pam Bondi, Cash Patel and Robert Kennedy Jr. Only 4 of their votes are needed to do so. The Gabbard nomination to be Director of National Intelligence were particularly egregious when first reports of America 1st policies, the refusal to clearly describe Russia as the aggressor in Ukraine, or repudiate Edward Snowden would have made her a security risk in normal times, not the director of national security."
AMERICAN PURPOSE
We Are Uncomfortably Close to 1933
Acquiescence by Republicans to Trump’s agenda is reminiscent of the Reichstag’s collapse.
MAR 20, 2025
"Once You Become Silent, You Acquiesce”
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