Many thought that the warnings about a second Donald Trump administration were unwarranted. Many Trump voters surely thought so.

Now, as the administration is siding with Russia in the Ukraine war, alienating our longtime European and Canadian allies, gutting innumerable federal agencies with a meat ax, threatening to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, all while extending huge tax breaks for the very wealthy, the warnings are coming true.

There is evidence that Trump intends to ignore the courts, which are increasingly ruling against the actions of his administration. He is not above the law.

How bad does it need to get before congressional Republicans stand up and do their job as a separate branch of government? Are they content with watching us drift into authoritarianism?

Bill Frayer
Lewiston