Trump’s not hurting democracy. He’s blowing up their oligarchy, which is why they’re so madby Rob Wasinger, Opinion Contributor - 04/14/25 7:00 AM ET
The Hill
Inside the Beltway, deep staters are suffering from a severe case of shell shock. Never before in modern history has an incoming administration conducted such a successful offensive against the uniparty oligarchy that has seized control of our nation’s democratic institutions over the last half century.
Unused to having their authority challenged, they are now lashing out to attack the most populist president of our lifetimes as an authoritarian who threatens democratic norms.
The irony is overwhelming.
The new narrative was perhaps best seen in a long CNN hit piece ominously headlined “Trump is using the power of government to punish opponents.” The lengthy article claims that the “unprecedented” actions taken by Trump “against his perceived political and ideological opponents” display a “stunning willingness to test the limits of his powers.” President Trump’s actions, the article solemnly intones, “are paralyzing institutions that stand as pillars of America’s independent civic society.”
Holy civil liberties, Batman! Is Trump using lawfare to prosecute and incarcerate his political opponents? Is he threatening academic freedom? Is he imperiling freedom of the press? Is he posing some sort of hazard to the independence of the judiciary? ...
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5245624-deep-state-shock-trump-pursuit/
