The Dangerous Endgame of 'He Must Be Stopped'

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The Dangerous Endgame of 'He Must Be Stopped'

Investigate him. Impeach him. Indict him. Demonize him. When none of it works — what comes next?

Brian C. Joondeph | May 4, 2026

For nearly a decade, Donald Trump has been the most investigated, scrutinized, and politically targeted figure in modern American history.

That’s not hyperbole. It’s his résumé.

From the moment he descended the escalator in June 2015, the full apparatus of opposition snapped into place. Not routine political disagreement or opposition research, but something far more sustained: intelligence leaks, media narratives, fabricated dossiers, bureaucratic resistance, and cultural condemnation, all rowing in the same direction.

The premise was simple.

Something would stick.

Anything would stick.

Nothing did.

Rewind the tape. Russian collusion. Endless demands for tax returns. Two impeachments. Jan. 6 recast as an insurrection. A steady drip of allegations — some serious, some sensational, some quietly abandoned when they didn’t pan out. Each introduced with breathless urgency and a familiar promise:

This is the one. We have him now.

Think of Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner.

Wile E. Coyote fell off the cliff and the Roadrunner scooted away.

Naturally, the strategy evolved.

When narrative failed, prosecution followed. Enter “lawfare” — the weaponization of the legal process as a political strategy. Indictments multiplied. Novel legal theories emerged. Statutes of limitations changed. The net widened — not just around Trump, but around his associates, attorneys, aides, and, if possible, anyone who ever shook his hand or voted for him.

The message was clear: if you can’t defeat the man, bury him in the process.

Still, he didn’t go away.

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[Smokin Joe]

When I was in college, my girlfriend and I went to the National Zoo. When we walked past the monkey house, the chimps went ape, and among other things they were throwing poo at the glass.

That's what the Demedia does; throw poo at the glass and hope they can get some to stick.
Maybe one of their bits will get a little hang time, but it slides off the glass, leaving only a sense of optical distortion, but no serious stain of poo.

The media then focus on the distortion from the bits they thought would stick as if it did.

Tedious for those who see it for what it is, but toxic optics for those who believe they are seeing what the talking heads say is real.