US EditionTrump ran on a promise of revenge. He's making good on it
President Trump has launched investigations and deployed military forces, fulfilling promises to retaliate against critics and consolidate power amid ongoing legal challenges, officials say.
- Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him.
- Trump has directed prosecutors to investigate several members of his first administration and other critics.
- Trump's administration has fired some federal prosecutors who had pursued cases against him, opened investigations into his critics, and revoked security clearances of national security officials.
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‘Cruel and ruthless’ Trump must be stopped - West Hawaii Today
This is written because we should all be aware that the threat of the loss of our democratic government is very real. A democratic government — that existed for 250 years, guided by its Constitution, the decency of leaders, a respect for norms and moral guidance — is at risk. I know the extreme difficulty of accepting the reality of this.
Trump ran on a promise of revenge, he's making good on it
Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him. He now appears to be fulfilling that campaign promise while threatening to expand his powers well beyond Washington.
President Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He’s making good on it.
Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him. He now appears to be fulfilling that campaign promise while threatening to expand his powers well beyond Washington. On Friday, the FBI searched the home of John Bolton, Trump’s first-term national security adviser-turned-critic, who last week in an interview called the administration “the retribution presidency.” Trump’s team has…
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Trump ran on a promise of revenge. He’s making good on it
The president’s recent actions look like the payback Trump said he would pursue after being hit with four separate sets of criminal charges during his four years out of office.
Retaliation or governance? How Trump leverages govt power to consolidate influence, intimidate critics
Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he believed wronged him. He now appears to be fulfilling that campaign promise while threatening to expand his powers well beyond Washington.
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