What once was, no longer is.
From AI: "The United States has a constitutional federal republic, which is often referred to as a representative democracy.
Republic means the people elect representatives to exercise power.
Federal indicates power is divided between a national (federal) government and individual state governments.
Constitutional means the government's structure and limits are defined by the U.S. Constitution, the supreme law of the land.
The federal government also operates under a system of separation of powers into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial."
It is my opinion, the reality today is that the United States of America has abandoned the form of government upon which it had been founded. The United States is no longer a representative democracy. Both chambers of the Congress, i.e. the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the Supreme Court have abrogated their responsibilities under the Constitution of the United States of America and no longer function in the roles for which they were created under the Constitution.
For all practical purposes, Donald Trump is not the President of the United States of America, he is essentially a dictator of the United States of America.
