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Rhiannon12866

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Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:45 PM Friday

Trump Ramps Up Authoritarianism in Wake of DC Shooting, from Immigration to Cancelling Biden Orders. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS



The shooting of National Guard members in Washington D.C. was immediately used by Donald Trump as political leverage to justify sweeping changes, including a call for a "permanent pause" on migration from "third-world countries," and the suspension of asylum and visa processing for certain nationals.

The combination of militarizing U.S. streets, centralizing control over the immigration system, and attempting to erase the previous administration's legacy points toward a significant and rapid escalation of executive power. - 11/28/2025.

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Trump Ramps Up Authoritarianism in Wake of DC Shooting, from Immigration to Cancelling Biden Orders. - FIVE MINUTE NEWS (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Friday OP
Trump getting it all wrong again Coldwater 23 hrs ago #1
Good Grief! Yet again, the incompetent felon-in-chief blames everything on Obama or Biden Rhiannon12866 23 hrs ago #2

Rhiannon12866

(247,806 posts)
2. Good Grief! Yet again, the incompetent felon-in-chief blames everything on Obama or Biden
Sat Nov 29, 2025, 01:02 AM
23 hrs ago
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