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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Tim Walz warns that Trump may soon arrest political opponents and potentially groom one of his sons, likely Donald Jr., as a successor.

“It’s going to get very dark,” Walz told CNN, citing Trump’s defiance of a judge’s order on Venezuelan migrants and calls to impeach a federal judge as evidence of authoritarian tendencies.

He expressed concern that Democratic leaders underestimate Trump’s authoritarianism and public frustration with both parties.

Walz criticized Schumer’s handling of the GOP spending bill and questioned how Democrats will rebuild institutions damaged by Trump.

  • HubertManne@piefed.social
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    16 hours ago

    Its crazy that the republicans even at this point is not impeaching him. He has definitively ignored a court order. The only lever left is impeachment to retain our system.

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      15 hours ago

      Its crazy that the republicans even at this point is not impeaching him.

      Why? They don’t give a shit about the laws. With Trump in power, they stay on his good side, they have run of the place.

      The USA we all knew is now dead. There is no coming back from this. If you have money in US funds or US companies, move it. It won’t be worth anything after civil war break out - and it will.

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        12 hours ago

        being a congressman won’t mean anything if the executive controls all. this is their last chance at relevance.

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        12 hours ago

        Crazy that we’re watching the death of an empire in real time. Would be kinda interesting if it weren’t for the needless human suffering and that whole existential threat to civilisation thing.

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      11 hours ago

      There have been a countless number of sycophants that have sold out their country throughout history. This is just another bunch of them. More sour grapes from the vines of humanity.

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      10 hours ago

      You underestimate how many scared and poor people actively welcome authoritarianism.