True to the democratic principle that exalts them, the citizens of the United States have elected a new president: Donald Trump. After a relentless, though not overwhelming, victory, the Republican candidate defeated his Democratic counterpart, Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite this milestone, Vanity Fair (like several media outlets that do not sympathize with the controversial politician) did not miss the opportunity to remind the public of the ‘stains’ in the record of the now 47th President of the United States of America.
“Four years after launching an unprecedented attack on American democracy, and leaving the White House after his downfall, Donald Trump returns to Washington,” opens the golden article of Vanity Fair echoing the news that has made headlines around the world since its announcement late this past Tuesday.
What does the cover of Vanity Fair say about Donald Trump?
On its cover, the famous magazine is lethal: "34 criminal charges, 1 conviction, 2 pending cases, 2 dismissals, 6 bankruptcies, 4 more years," it states on the edge, with a photograph of the tycoon and politician, who has become the oldest elected president in the country's history, at 78 years old.
Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, specifically related to 11 invoices, 12 vouchers, and 11 checks, in order to prevent former adult film star Stormy Daniels from making public accusations of an affair with the former president shortly before the 2016 elections.
In addition to this, the Republican still has three criminal cases to face: the case of classified documents in which Trump would be involved in a possible mishandling of classified documents; the federal election subversion case regarding accusations of electoral interference in the 2020 elections; and the Georgia election interference case, in which Trump faces charges for allegedly attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 elections in that state.
It should be noted that this criminal record is nothing more than a stain on public opinion and did not prevent him from running for reelection, as the United States Constitution establishes in its rules that candidates must meet to become presidents: being born in the United States, having resided in the country for at least 14 years, and being at least 35 years old.