The future of America hangs in the balance

And the time has come round at last for the American people to set some limits on a president who refuses to acknowledge any. 
U.S. President Donald J. Trump, pictured on June 3, 2026, in the Oval Office showing how big the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is. Trump ordered the base of the pool to be painted 'American flag blue,' and said it will cost $1.5-million to $2-million. But the Associated Press reported it will cost an estimated $14.8-million. Official White House photograph by Molly Riley
Opinion
BY MICHAEL HARRIS
June 8, 2026

HALIFAX—The big question in American politics is whether the country will deal with United States President Donald Trump’s moral bankruptcy or be destroyed by it.

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