Trump's crackdown features many scenes of Democrats in handcuffs

Turning Political Repression into Movement Building

My first years of progressive activism and organizing took place during the presidency of Richard Nixon, who, without a doubt, led one of the most repressive presidential administrations we have experienced in the United States in the modern era, prior to this Trump regime. It was under Nixon that the Republican Party, with its “southern strategy,” began to move toward becoming the kind of regressive entity that allowed pathological liar, racist…

For Democrats, Handcuffs Are the Latest Symbol of Resistance to Trump

A growing number of Democratic officials are being arrested in tense situations with federal agents over immigration, raising their profiles in a party angry with President Donald Trump’s policies.

'Quite literally unthinkable': Historian condemns Trump's 'jarring' arrests of Democrats

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump's administration has carried out several arrests of high-profile Democratic elected officials and candidates. But one recent report suggests any effort to cow the opposition by arresting its politicians may be backfiring.The Washington Post reported Friday that some Democrats are viewing the administration's heavy-handed treatment of its political opponents as an opportunity. California Governor Gavin News…

For Democrats, handcuffs are the latest symbol of resistance to Trump

Democratic officials are increasingly being detained, arrested or indicted, highlighting the president’s use of federal law enforcement and raising their profiles.

Images of handcuffed Democrats start to pile up in Trump’s crackdown - West Hawaii Today

A U.S. senator forced to the floor and handcuffed by federal agents for interrupting a news conference. A mayor taken into custody by masked officials in military-style fatigues. A political candidate pushed against a wall and handcuffed in a dispute at an immigration courthouse.

Trump's crackdown features many scenes of Democrats in handcuffs

A U.S. senator forced to the floor and handcuffed by federal agents for interrupting a news conference. A mayor taken into custody by masked officials in military-style fatigues. A political candidate pushed against a wall and handcuffed in a dispute…