If you pay attention to the news, and I would not blame you a bit if you avoid it, you may notice a lot of stories in national political spotlight do not seem to belong in the category of news. From the NFL kneeling issue, all the way to random Tweets, most of these non-news stories are centered on our nation’s leader, President Donald Trump.
Trump may be an idiot, or he could be a secret mastermind. However, one cannot deny he is extremely adept at distracting this country from issues that truly matter. Every time I see him on my computer screen or my television, it is more reality show garbage—irrelevant to leading what should be the best country on the planet.
Take, for example, the ongoing investigation into Trump’s potential ties to Russia. Every time the investigation is brought up, Trump throws a proverbial smoke bomb on the situation, deflecting it onto something or someone else.
Over the summer, while the issue was at its peak in the media, Trump decided to tweet, “The reason that President Obama did NOTHING about Russia after being notified by the CIA of meddling is that he expected Clinton would win.”
In Trump’s mind, the best way to handle potential charges of treason was to push the blame on Former President Barack Obama.
The bottom line of the issue is there are compelling facts making a Trump collusion with Russia seem quite feasible. This is not dominating the news. Instead, it is focusing on hate towards sports stars protesting racial inequality.
Something in particular our president loves to do rather than talking about important issues is bragging about his win over Hilary Clinton. He famously did so at a Boy Scouts Jamboree in July, in front of a crowd of children, most of whom were not old enough to vote or even care about politics.
It does not stop there, though, as Alex Horton of Time eloquently points out, “At a joint event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February, Trump was asked by an Israeli journalist about the perception that campaign rhetoric and his victory had inspired anti-Semitic attacks. It was an opportunity for Trump to urge Americans to unite following a bitterly fought campaign. That is not what happened.”
Instead of addressing literal Nazis, he droned on about the electoral college votes he should not have gotten, but somehow did. This man represents arrogance and ineptitude in their highest forms, and it is unacceptable.
Trump has been in office for not yet a year, and he has eclipsed career politicians in his efforts to avoid taking responsibility. I legitimately fear for the future of this country, because this can only be the beginning.
Americans are stuck with an utterly useless and parasitic Commander-in-Chief, who will not stop his idiocy until he has shaped our beautiful country in his image.
Dominic Tierney, from The Atlantic, said of Trump’s avoidance of issues, “If the diversion sets off another firestorm, the solution is further deflection, like a magician whose first trick goes up in smoke and then immediately begins performing a new illusion.” 
This is the reality of the leader of the free world. You can say it signals the beginning of fascism, the fall of the Republican party or the dumbing-down of our country, but, regardless of your opinion, it is indisputable: we have a problem.
If this is not readily apparent by now, then Trump’s poisonous mentality and media distractions are already infecting our country, and are working just as Trump intends.