FBI Director Kash Patel tweeted “NO ONE is above the law… @FBI agents on mission" as agents searched the home of ex-Trump advisor John Bolton in Maryland.
I think we need to call it what it is now - a purge.
Purges can be both violent and nonviolent. I’d argue that the Trump administration is purging through deportations, litigation, and now raids against detractors. Likely, this style of purging will only escalate towards more violence through the legal system until it reaches an explosive, physically violent moment. We’re not even a year into his term…
We’ve seen this all before. History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes.
John Bolton goes on a lot of shows, YouTube shows, and podcasts criticizing trump. They’re going after critics now…
I think we need to call it what it is now - a purge.
Purges can be both violent and nonviolent. I’d argue that the Trump administration is purging through deportations, litigation, and now raids against detractors. Likely, this style of purging will only escalate towards more violence through the legal system until it reaches an explosive, physically violent moment. We’re not even a year into his term…
We’ve seen this all before. History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes.
Implied violence is violence.
If I rob you at gun point that’s violence even if I never shoot.