cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/91485

Just over nine months after President Donald Trump returned to office and pardoned his supporters who stormed the US Capitol, one of the Republican’s top aides suggested that federal law enforcement may arrest Democrats standing up to the White House’s anti-migrant agenda, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Asked about the administration’s willingness and federal authority to arrest the…

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  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
    83·
    17 hours ago

    Listen to 5 minutes of this shitstain show his true beliefs when he goes off on an angry rant and you will see how simply true the phrase “Stephen Miller is a Nazi” rings.

    California state Sen. Scott Weiner (D-11), one of the Democrats running for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s seat in the next cycle, said: “They’re now explicitly taking the position that state and local elected officials are committing crimes when they attempt to protect their communities from the ICE secret police.”

    This is the stage of fascist coup we are at in the US.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
      29·
      17 hours ago

      Yes, he is very disturbing and it’s incredible that anyone wants him anywhere near power.

      • Eldritch@piefed.worldEnglish
        14·
        16 hours ago

        No one wants him near power. But only people like him seek power. So it’s more of a sampling error. The majority don’t have the time/energy/resources or desire to seek power. We just want to live our lives. While complaining that there’s never anyone like us to vote for. Simultaneously being held back by the dumbest most hateful quarter of us.