Enough Already! Donald J. Trump Resignation Speech
By Walter Clemens
August 14, 2018
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/08/14/enough-already-donald-j-trump-resignation-speech
With all this progress underway, why am I handing the steering wheel to Mike Pence? The attacks on me threaten to derail the positive changes now underway. They also threaten my family. The deep state stops at nothing to disparage and smear all those close to me. Like me, my offspring are tough, but the endless barrage of innuendo and outright criticism can only harm them—and our great Nation–over time. To halt the calumny and conspiracies aimed at them and me, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenfield is terminating the work of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. As we are a nation of laws, under God, Rosenfield’s actions will not affect proceedings against some of my former associates now underway in the District of Columbia, Virginia, New York and in other lower courts.
When he takes the reins, Mike Pence will continue the policies that are making America great again. He will build on the foundations laid down in the past two years. I ask other Republicans and all Americans to trust and support him as he does the nation’s business.
I thank our courageous and hard-working people for supporting me and our policies. It has been an honor to serve. I will continue to offer not just moral support but also practical suggestions on how we can continue to advance.