Terrible Two Weeks
In less than two weeks:
Trump illegally overturned the law banning TikTok, which he had pushed to enact for years.
Trump illegally tried to overrule a constitutional Amendment.
Trump illegally fired civil servants to make room for loyalists.
Trump illegally paused previously approved federal funding.
Trump pardoned insurrectionists who violently beat police.
Trump gutted air safety protections, forced out leadership at the FAA, and pressured air traffic controllers to quit. Since then, two planes have crashed, killing over 65 people. Trump blamed Obama, Biden, and DEI.
Trump caused Medicaid portals to shut down before reversing the order.
Trump’s press secretary tried to save face about the reversal in a tweet, which resulted in a restraining order by a judge against the federal funds freeze.
Trump’s migrant roundups have caused multiple Americans to be improperly detained. One family was detained simply for speaking Spanish.
Trump has enacted high tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China and announced EU tariffs. All of which will cause prices to rise and America to become isolated on the world stage.
Musk is actively trying to take complete control of the treasury department.
Trump spouted conspiracy theories about the Los Angeles fires before opening a dam that flooded farmland and flowed to a lake nowhere near LA. He then declared the problem fixed. Fortunately, LA already had plenty of water, making the whole publicity stunt even more ridiculous.
Trump fired FBI agents who investigated the insurrection.
Trump fired prosecutors who prosecuted insurrectionists.
Trump has gone after the free press with lawsuits.
Trump had federal agencies stop recognizing Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr, Juneteenth, and Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The war in Ukraine rages on despite Trump’s promises to end it within 24 hours of taking office.
Food and gas prices are on the rise.
This isn’t only incompetence; it is also a test for Trump to see how far he can push his power and how many laws he can break. Republicans in Congress continue to find ways to distort their positions to support every action Trump takes, while Democrats tweet about it and do little else.
All of the warnings about Trump were true. He is implementing the extremist Project 2025, working to fill the government with loyalists and looking to seize authoritarian control. He has no respect for the Constitution and believes he can ignore it. Trump’s tariffs will hurt America’s economy, and his administration is focused on retribution and bullying, not solving problems or improving lives.
Do not look away. Do not give up. Public outcry is the only way to resist the lawlessness, corruption, and erosion of our democratic foundations.