Trump Is the Bully on the Bus

Schools Punish Bullies. Washington Has Protected One Since January 20, 2025. “Such a nasty woman.” “They are the enemy of the people.” “He’s a low IQ person.” If a child acted this way on a school bus, we would call him a bully. When Trump does it, powerful adults excuse him, endorse him, finance him, and stand behind him. A federal civil jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll and defaming her. Republicans defended him. The Justice Department initially failed to release FBI interview records involving an uncorroborated allegation that Trump sexually assaulted a woman when she was a minor. Those records were later released after questions were raised about their omission. DOJ said they had been mistakenly withheld. Think about the lesson. When the accused man is rich and powerful, everyone rushes to protect, excuse, finance, or defend him. Then we tell a bullied child to speak up. Why should that child believe us? We are teaching children that powerful men may humiliate people, attack women, and bully the vulnerable while adults with authority look the other way. That lesson is dangerous. Enough. Stop excusing bullying because the bully is powerful. Stop defending behavior you would condemn in a classroom. Stop teaching our daughters and our children that powerful men receive protection while vulnerable people are expected to endure them. If America truly believes bullying is wrong, prove it where it matters most. Protect the vulnerable. Hold the powerful accountable. Stop giving a bully a free pass simply because he is rich, powerful, white, male, or named Donald Trump.