Trump’s program speaks for a ruling class determined to reverse the entire course of modern American history, tearing up every social advance won through struggle since the Civil War.
In the starkest expression of his war against science and public health, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demanded the resignation of the director of the Centers for Disease Control, career scientist Susan Monarez, triggering the resignation in protest by four other high-level public health officials.
In his latest iteration of the “vote for Democrats” tour, Sanders completely ignored Trump’s dictatorial actions and threats to militarily occupy major cities while promoting illusions in reforming the Democratic Party.
On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a further tightening of the Trump administration’s grip on the nation’s capital with his department’s takeover of management of Union Station.
While at least one “person of interest” is in custody, no information has yet been released about the motive for the shooting of the founder and leader of Turning Point USA, or how it was carried out.
Over the weekend three Republican governors announced plans to supplement Trump’s deployment of D.C. National Guard, bringing the total number of troops in the capital city to 1,500.
The appointment of E. J. Antoni, to what is supposedly a non-partisan position in the administration, is another significant step in Trump’s efforts to establish a personalised regime.
The $5 million payout to the family of a fascist insurrectionist, alongside Trump’s blanket pardons and the Democrats’ capitulation, underscores the ruling class’s turn toward dictatorship.
