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Demovictory9

(34,205 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:25 PM Sunday

Trump administration swiftly enacts retribution against political enemies

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna188763

Trump administration swiftly enacts retribution against political enemies
The payback against people who have criticized Trump has ranged in severity, but it’s come quickly, within his first week back in power.

WASHINGTON — For those who may have crossed President Donald Trump, the message is sinking in: Payback is coming, and coming fast.

John Bolton, a former White House national security adviser who wrote a damning book about Trump’s first term, lost the Secret Service detail assigned to protect him from assassination threats from Iran.

Also losing his detail was Anthony Fauci, the public health scientist whom Trump called a “disaster” over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and who has been a target of far-right anger ever since. (Fauci has hired his own private security team in response.)

A portrait of Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman who broke with Trump over a photo-op at a church during the George Floyd racial justice protests, was abruptly removed from the walls of the Pentagon. Defense officials said they have no idea who ordered it taken down or why.

And Trump yanked the security clearances of dozens of former national security officials who’d signed a letter during the 2020 campaign opining that emails from a laptop belonging to Joe Biden’s son Hunter had the “classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”

All that happened within days of Trump’s inauguration — and in some cases, hours
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Trump administration swiftly enacts retribution against political enemies (Original Post) Demovictory9 Sunday OP
All dissent must be stopped. People who speak out must be purged and destroyed. Irish_Dem Sunday #1
Oops! Magoo48 Sunday #10
We are ruled by an evil tyrant. dalton99a Sunday #2
We are ruled by a petulant toddler. JoseBalow Sunday #15
The First Felon HarryM Sunday #3
This is a convicted criminal doing this Blue Owl Sunday #4
They are going to Chicago elementary schools, Bluethroughu Sunday #8
He is a vindictive, sadistic po... 58Sunliner Sunday #5
The Revenge Tour NameAlreadyTaken Sunday #6
Don't ask yourself what did so-and-so do to become a political enemy of Trump ck4829 Sunday #7
This can't all be legal. lees1975 Sunday #9
Presidents can definitely SickOfTheOnePct Sunday #12
Anyone who says they can imagine what this country will look like on our 250th anniversary NoMoreRepugs Sunday #11
War hmmm which will it be? SARose Sunday #14
None of the above JoseBalow Sunday #16
He just imposed a 25% tariff on Colombia SARose Sunday #18
I agree with you on that JoseBalow Sunday #19
Your next folgers can will have a big dip in bottom of the can Demovictory9 Sunday #20
Hahaha SARose Sunday #21
George Orwell 1984 quotes SARose Sunday #13
Well 3auld6phart Sunday #17

Blue Owl

(55,095 posts)
4. This is a convicted criminal doing this
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:35 PM
Sunday

I know it’s become a pointless question but where the hell is the justice dept. in the USA?

Bluethroughu

(6,460 posts)
8. They are going to Chicago elementary schools,
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:32 PM
Sunday

To get the nasty 11 year old making a tic toc about trump...they are real strong men.

ck4829

(36,462 posts)
7. Don't ask yourself what did so-and-so do to become a political enemy of Trump
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:38 PM
Sunday

Instead ask "How can I become a political enemy of Trump?"

lees1975

(6,201 posts)
9. This can't all be legal.
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:42 PM
Sunday

Or consistent with interpretations of the constitution.

So no one in any position of authority among the opposition will stand up to this, huh?

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,591 posts)
12. Presidents can definitely
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:58 PM
Sunday

yank (or approve) security clearances. Not sure on the security provided to former officials, but if it was granted by a President it can be taken away by a President.

NoMoreRepugs

(10,845 posts)
11. Anyone who says they can imagine what this country will look like on our 250th anniversary
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 02:55 PM
Sunday

July 4th is, excuse my lack of tact, full of shit. This fucking madman is going to risk our Democracy, possibly armed conflict to satisfy his tiny dick ego.

SARose

(1,057 posts)
14. War hmmm which will it be?
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 03:02 PM
Sunday

Mexico
Canada
Greenland

Or
Colombia - refused detainees
Venezuela - always has refused detainees
Mexico - refused detainees. Hmm two strikes here

God I hope not.🤬

JoseBalow

(6,200 posts)
16. None of the above
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 03:15 PM
Sunday

That imbecilic blowhard is just trolling, as usual.

I don't know why people don't recognize his stale transparent shtick by now. Instead they give his nonsense oxygen by taking the bait.

SARose

(1,057 posts)
18. He just imposed a 25% tariff on Colombia
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 04:52 PM
Sunday

And various visa restrictions.

Lunatic. My Folgers best not go up in price or down in volume or else!



SARose

(1,057 posts)
21. Hahaha
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 09:39 PM
Sunday

Better not! Pity the poor corn farmers in Nebraska and Iowa who voted for Cheeto man. Or not.

SARose

(1,057 posts)
13. George Orwell 1984 quotes
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 03:00 PM
Sunday

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”

“But if there was hope, it lay in the proles. You had to cling on to that. When you put it in words it sounded reasonable: it was when you looked at the human beings passing you on the pavement that it became an act of faith.”

My favorite quote.

3auld6phart

(1,365 posts)
17. Well
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 03:33 PM
Sunday
You got what you wanted at least 50 per cent of you did, .. he will get even more vengeful until has
100 perc cent of you kissing jis shit covered ass. He is a total mental case, Should have been sent to a mental .institute.
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