Deadline White House hosted by Nicolle Wallace has become my favorite daily news show because Nicolle & her guests give rise to succinct insights such as this one from today:
In January 2020, Donald Trump was short about 5 loyal toady lieutenants, aka pro-autocracy laywers who were willing to do his bidding to create a fraudulent but effective “legal” framework for his coup.
If Trump gets back into power in January 2025, he will pick up where he left off on January 6, 2021. As bad as Attorney General Bill Barr was, next time Trump would pick someone who will never tell him “NO.” Such as Stephen Miller.
There are plenty of no-name, pro-autocracy lawyers out there* who would help Trump dismantle our criminal justice system and possibly the entire federal bureaucracy.
Putting Trump back into power would truly be the end of American democracy: our justice system is not quick or nimble enough to keep up with Trump’s speedy efforts to destroy it.
For me, this summarizes the urgent need to re-elect President Biden in 2024.
This is not theoretical, this is not a drill. It is literally what Trump telling his MAGA cult : “I am your retribution.”
Please do all YOU can to protect our democracy as we head into 2024.
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For additional nuanced & layered discussion, watch or listen to the October 31 and November 1 episodes of Deadline White House, available on MSNBC or as a free podcast that anyone can listen to.
*See also Speaker of the House, MAGA Mike Johnson.