Yet-to-be-convicted donald trump has interfered w/a bipartisan bill (i.e., written by ppl from both major political parties) to address immigration. For a moment, set aside the litany of harms trump has inflicted on the country. [FN1] We should look at his brilliance as a strategist. 1/7

The USFL was started as a pro football league w/games in the spring. One owner said they “had a great league and a great idea. But then everyone let Donald Trump take over. It was our death.” [FN2] The USFL filled a void for football fans. trump bought the New Jersey franchise. 2/7

ESPN’s “30 for 30" episode “Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?”(2019) depicts trump as a blustery, incompetent bad guy. In other words, the episode is accurate. trump’s aim was to push “his fellow owners to move the league’s to the fall.” [FN3] trump got his way and 3/7

promptly sued the NFL for violation of anti-trust laws. The jury found in trump’s favor for One Dollar. ($1) By statute it was tripled and the judgment continues to earn interest. So, today trump interferes in the operations of our government. The GOP has its orders: no deals. 4/7

trump thinks deals aid President Joe Biden’s re-election [FN4] campaign. If trump is acting on orders from his boss (Putin), it’s more treason compounded. As strategy, it’s as sound as when trump killed the USFL, only this time trump’s ineptitude kills people. 5/7

Footnotes:
FN1. Treason (Const., Art. III, §3) in obtaining the Oval Office, for starters, and gross mismanagement or intentional conduct that resulted in a lot of deaths (COVID) that could have been avoided or been fewer in number. 6/7

Footnote:
FN2. Jerry Argovitz, owner, Houston Gamblers, quoted, by Pearlman, “The day Donald Trump’s narcissism killed the USFL,” The Guardian, 09/11/18.
FN3. Markazi, “5 things to know about Donald Trump’s foray into doomed USFL, 07/14/15. 7/7