What we’re witnessing in U.S. politics should be a moment of national reckoning. Yet it isn’t, and we must ask why. A recurring sentiment among some voters is the demand to “move on.” This mindset particularly resonates with those seeking a Republican candidate for president who isn’t Donald Trump. They acknowledge Trump’s economic policies were superior and view Biden’s administration as disastrous. Some even concede that social media censorship and unlawful election changes cost Trump the 2020 election. Still, they insist, “It’s time to move on.”
This can be dismissed as “Trump fatigue,” but another perspective is the public’s failure to confront corruption and the erosion of governance standards. Joe Biden, the U.S. president, recently had Donald Trump—his 2024 opponent—indicted and arrested. Such actions are common in Third-World nations but unprecedented in American history. Worse still is the legal double standard: Trump faces charges over classified documents, while Biden had such materials in unsecured locations for years, including his garage. He acquired them when he lacked constitutional authority to declassify them. Where is the indictment of Biden?
Biden’s son, Hunter, received millions from a Ukrainian natural gas company under investigation. Biden threatened to withhold $1 billion in U.S. aid unless Ukraine’s prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, was fired. “Well, son of a bitch,” Biden said on camera, “he got fired.” After Trump became president, he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate Shokin’s firing. Democrats impeached Trump for “abuse of power,” yet no similar action has been taken against Biden.
New revelations suggest the Bidens may have accepted bribes from Ukraine, with the FBI allegedly suppressing evidence. Why aren’t more people demanding accountability? Perhaps because we’ve long ignored corruption. Under Obama, the IRS targeted conservative nonprofits, and Lois Lerner retired with a pension after defying Congress. Holder faced contempt for withholding information on Operation Fast and Furious, which led to deaths in Mexico and at the U.S. border.
Hillary Clinton lied about Benghazi, concealed classified emails, and orchestrated a smear campaign against Trump, yet no charges followed. The FBI’s role in spycraft against Trump went unaddressed. The Capitol riot remains shrouded in unanswered questions about federal agents’ involvement. The COVID-19 origin story was suppressed, with media and government silencing dissenting voices.
There is no “moving on” from corruption. To ignore it emboldens the corrupt. If we fail to enforce laws and limits on power, those who disregard them will destroy what we value.
