Posted on 01/18/2026 3:51:00 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Trump administration is engaged in a comprehensive war, and its enemy is half of America.
On Wednesday, President Trump shouted on Truth Social, “EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY FIRST, NO MORE PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STATES FOR THEIR CORRUPT CRIMINAL PROTECTION CENTERS KNOWN AS SANCTUARY CITIES.” What did he mean by “payments”? Highway funds, Medicare reimbursements to hospitals, education programs? No one seems to know, least of all Trump himself.
There is no precedent in modern times for this.
Trump can’t just shut off all federal funding to states he doesn’t like. But no one doubts he would if he could — or doubts he’s trying to. This is more than bloviation. Something important and dangerous is happening. The Trump administration is engaged in a comprehensive war, and its enemy is half of America. This war is being waged in rhetoric and regulation, budget cuts and violence. Its aim is to tear the country in two.
There is no precedent in modern times for this; one might make an analogy to Reconstruction in the wake of the Civil War, in which the federal government forced the South to accept democracy. But that was for the best of reasons, and Trump’s attempt to bend blue states to his will is for the worst.
We’re seeing the ugliest face of Trump’s plan in Minnesota. Minneapolis is under siege from roving gangs of masked federal thugs. Trump promised a “DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION” against the city and the state of Minnesota, and he is already delivering. Even before an ICE officer shot dead Renee Good, ill-trained and overly aggressive agents rampaged through the community, brutalizing people, lobbing tear gas into crowds and spreading an atmosphere of fear that has everyone in the city on edge...
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They are protecting the cartels.
“The Trump administration is engaged in a comprehensive war, and its enemy is half of America. “
That’s a fair statement.
And I know which side we Freepers are on.
Wrong emphasis - the democrat party (their half) is against President Trump and all of us (our half) ....
The president of the United States is at war with his own countryThe Demagogic Party is at war with the United States. The President is just in the way.
We're supposed to forget the Obama administration withholding funds for schools unless they did the trans thing. https://time.com/4328917/transgender-bathroom-school-lgbt-obama/
Trump didn’t cause the division, he revealed it.
Well said
Somebody just accidentally “leak” the files on this vile harridan. Dump it all.
“Trump didn’t cause the division, he revealed it.”
That does change the fact we’re at war with these commie bastards.
does not
Opening the borders is a crime against the American people.
This is what happens when you allow scum like Hillary to go unpunished for he crimes. I admit, I expected some far quicker action based on the campaign in 2025.
The Democrats are pretending people voted for open borders and illegal aliens flooding the place.
By allowing the criminals on the left to go unpunished it leads people to believe they did nothing wrong.
They are working on a color revolution folks. This needs to be tamped down asap and those involved need to be held to account.
We voted and won. They have done everything possible to take away our win and are getting away with it.
The blue states have seceded from federal government. The north did not send money to the south when they seceded so why would it be different now?
Half of America is operating outside the constitution.
Right. If I’m right, I estimate about half of our population is democrat. That would represent the looney toons. The other half is probably at work supporting the looney toons.
Walz said he doesn’t want any help from the Feds.
Ok, let’s see how that looks.
Close down Federal offices in MN. No more passports. No more food inspections. Close the Canadian border. Send everyone to North Dakota.
He can’t stop money from flowing, that is up to Congress.
He can protect the safety of Federal Employees.
There should be a “laugh or hurl” alert for this article.
Trump supporters are MORE than half of America.
He won in a landslide and judging from the latest polls, the enemies of the state are considerably OUTNUMBERED.
The enemies of the state have an 18% approval rating?
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