In a previous column, I recounted lessons from other countries where popular movements have made headway challenging authoritarian rulers. Critics of President Donald Trump have frankly been fairly ineffective, but Trump does give us a great deal to work with. He is immensely vulnerable.
Here are what I see as the most promising lines of attack for his critics:
Trump is deeply corrupt. The New York Times reported that more than $2 billion has flowed to Trump companies in just a month, and some of his ventures look alarmingly like opportunities for influence-peddling. How else do we explain his announcement that the biggest investors in his new cryptocurrency meme coin, $TRUMP, would get dinner with him?
The Trump family started a different cryptocurrency outfit, World Liberty Financial, that received a $2 billion investment from the United Arab Emirates. Don Jr. is also starting a members club in Washington, with a $500,000 charge to join. And Saudi Arabia and Qatar are investing in Trump businesses, putting money in family bank accounts.