Source: The UnPopulist
by Chris Edelson
“Trump is claiming fake emergencies as a pretext to consolidate power of a kind enjoyed by 17th-century English monarchs — that is, the absolute power to act against statutory law. The federal takeover of D.C.’s police force is just one example of a practice Trump started during his first term in office but has turbocharged now. If Trump succeeds, he will become a kind of American king—something he has openly embraced.” (09/08/25)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-is-using-fake-emergencies-to