Trump Plots Against His Enemies
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Donald Trump often says outlandish things, but he is not bluffing about his plans to jail his opponents and suppress—by force, if necessary—the rights of American citizens.
First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:
- Donald Trump’s gift to Adam Schiff
- These teens got therapy. Then they got worse.
- Even the oppressed have obligations.
Dangerous Plans
Donald Trump has been promising for two years to return to office and seize the machinery of government in order to exact revenge on his enemies. He’s not kidding: The Washington Post reported yesterday that Trump’s allies are planning to execute multiple assaults on democracy from the moment he takes office, including the possibility of deploying the United States armed forces on Inauguration Day to put down any demonstrations against Trump’s return to the White House.
“Critics,” the meekly added, “have called the ideas under consideration dangerous and unconstitutional,” as if these are ordinary policies associate editor Ruth Marcus discussed the story in an op-ed and said, “It is time to be very, very afraid.”)
