The self-named Resistance: how’s it doing this time?
At Axios they say it’s more muted:
2016 birthed The Resistance, a political movement to protest Trumpism online and in the streets. There’s still plenty of resistance to Trump across the country, but little mass mobilization.
That’s not the Resistance. That’s just the outward manifestation of dislike; and it’s true that the demonstrations aren’t what they used to be. But this time it more often takes the form of personal anger towards friends, relatives, and acquaintances who voted for Trump; I’ve seen tons of articles about this and experienced isolated instances myself.
But still, that’s not the Resistance and never was.
The real “Resistance” is leftist activism to undermine Trump: lies about him in the media and by government agencies (for example, the entire operation known as Russiagate). It’s lawfare, which is sputtering out in its current form but might well be revived either now or especially after his term is up. It’s – perish the thought – the encouragement of assassination. It’s similar operations against anyone who might have the temerity to work for him.
It’s the workings of many members of government bureaucracy, who are now especially agitated and motivated because their jobs are threatened by Trump’s promise to drain the swamp – which in many cases might mean they lose their jobs.
It’s actions by states and governors of states who have pledged to undermine and/or defy whatever Trump might want to do. It’s damaging leaks from people he hires who might betray him. And it’s surveillance of his every move.
Have I left anything out? Probably. But I very much doubt that those forces have spent their energy.
Benny Johnson:
https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1861114269690982890
Well, doesn’t that beat all? Poof.
Woodchipper goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
There is also the seemingly readily available large amount of money out there that can be paid out to anyone in Trump’s orbit leaking damaging info (or info that can be twisted into something damaging) to the media.
Jeff Clark:
https://x.com/JeffClarkUS/status/1861133237398933931
Leslie McAdoo Gordon:
https://x.com/McAdooGordon/status/1861123599244935475?t=UUpdwandg0YS5RYoQ8h-fw&s=19
Wasn’t Jack Smith technically illegally appointed without the approval of Congress? If so, could he just be removed from the case by the DOJ or whatever?
Have I left anything out? Probably. But I very much doubt that those forces have spent their energy.
neo:
No. But they are attenuated. I doubt we will see rioting in the streets or pussy hats on parade.
We will see minor and major sabotage from the Deep State (also synonymous with the Biden administration).
I’m wondering, as do others, whether the Biden admin is now attempting to eff the Ukraine situation so badly that there is no way Trump can broker a peace deal. It wouldn’t surprise me.
If that escalates into WW 3, it’s collateral damage and it’s our fault. Trump shouldn’t have been elected.
sitting Presidents can’t be indicted or the separation of powers is violated
Unpack this for a minute. A “sitting President” is the boss of the person who’d be indicting him. A sitting President should be not be allowing his subordinates to indict him. There’s no reason to inflate this into some kind of rule. The entire executive power is vested in the President:
There’s no “independence” of the Department of Justice. That’s Swamp Talk. That’s how we get unelected and unaccountable government.
If Smith is dropping the case, or not dropping the case, that is fundamentally up to his CURRENT boss, one Joseph Robinette Biden.
OK, I just saw this regarding Jack Smith’s status. So what does this mean for the whole “without prejudice” thing. Could someone else still take up the case in 2029?
The resistance is just re-grouping, biding it’s time to figure out the best way to destroy Trump and his presidency.
The resistance will originate in the DOD / the Pentagon, the DOJ, FBI, CIA and the NSA. All the Quislings within these organizations will work together to coordinate their efforts.
The democrat party leadership will of course conduct a 24/7/365 campaign against Trump accusing him of being Hitler, a racist, a fascist, etc, while the aforementioned agency Quislings will be supplying to the demonkrats their own “evidence” of Trumps wrong doings.
All of the above will be fed to the MSM to broadcast all the “evidence” non-stop, 24/7/365.
Whoever thinks the MSM is finished, dead, will be in for a rude awakening.
The entrenched agencies, the demonkrats and their propaganda outlets will all conspire and work together to destroy and thwart all of Trump’s policies and his legitimacy as president.
Trump has at most 3 to 6 months to clean house; to find and remove the Quislings, the Fifth Columnists, the traitors and remove them.
It’s too bad he will not have the time to arrest and indict the traitors within the govt.,; he more than likely will be too busy trying to implement his agenda.
General Milley (and those who assisted him) – for starters – really should be indicated for treason as well as for criminal negligence in “supervising” the disastrous US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Mayorkas (and those who carried out his orders) should be indicted for repeatedly lying under oath before Congress as well as being an accessory to several murders (Laken Riley being one victim).
Both of these vermin deserve, at best, life in prison, though a more severe and permanent punishment would be more appropriate.
True, Milley and Mayorkas both took orders (Nuremberg defense, anybody?) from Biden, but he has presidential immunity.
The half wit who is mayor of Denver has said he would go to jail to stop deportations. I think the Trump administration will accommodate him if he actually goes through with it. I suspect after he is done grandstanding, he won’t do anything. I think it’s a virtue signaling thing for his lefty pals.
California governor Newsom called a special session of the California legislature to plan and fund the states resistance to the Trump administration. As an example, Newsom proposes that the state pay the $4500 electric car tax credit if it is eliminated by the Trump administration. The state is already running huge deficits so Newsom is going to get the money by increasing the “carbon“ tax.
Trump is going to eliminate California’s special car emissions rules that allows them to dictate to the rest of the country since they are such a large market. That will lead to a court battle.
Expect to see a repeat of the Hawaii judge issuing a nationwide injunction against President Trump’s rules for travel to some Muslim countries in his first term with other issues now.