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    In Trump's America, it's important to remember: this isn't normal | Michael H Fuchs

    The breakdown of norms at home undermines democracy, in foreign affairs it undermines security. Americans must hold the president to account
    by Michael H Fuchs Dec 30, 2018 3 minutes
    Donald Trump: this is not normal. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

    This is not normal.

    In the age of President Donald Trump, it is necessary to repeat this mantra constantly. The ways in which Trump breaks norms and shocks the conscience overwhelm America’s capacity to process each event with the appropriate level of outrage and accountability. America’s attention too often moves from one story to the next like sports highlights. Slowly, surely, America’s norms are stripped away.

    The legal system is beginning to hold Trump and his associates accountable, evidenced by the guilty pleas, convictions and indictments emanating from the special into Russian election interference in 2016. Other Trump actions and policies have sparked countless lawsuits, from those challenging to the travel and bans. However imperfect the system, breaking the law can have consequences.

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