99 reasons to dump Trump: Taking the measure of the man and his record before Election Day

In the middle of a 100-year pandemic in which Donald Trump’s fatal failures have been magnified, it’s easy to forget that the president proved himself an unethical, unprincipled, unstable, juvenile, incompetent, ignorant, lying, fearmongering, race-baiting chief executive before any of us had heard of COVID-19.

Recall that he was impeached in December and tried by the Senate in January for trying to strongarm an ally to announce a political investigation into Joe Biden’s son. And long before that, Trump had racked up a record of bad behavior that he has in certain respects succeeded in breaking the system. So many norms has he violated, the public has grown numb.

So, with 99 days left to Election Day, this page will offer a daily reminder, be it in print or online, of Trump revealed, to communicate what is at stake come Nov. 3.

First: On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security admitted in court to blatantly lying about its actual reasons for blocking New York’s access to the Trusted Traveler programs.

Back before the virus landed on our heads, the administration had thuggishly punished Empire State travelers after the passage of a law granting undocumented workers driver’s licenses. The feds falsely claimed New York didn’t provide enough information for expedited background checks. Caving in a lawsuit, Homeland Security restored the privileges.

Shaking down a state on a dubious pretext then lying to a court: It’s the tip of the tip of the iceberg.