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The Civic Rebellion Trump Didn’t See Coming | The Mona Charen Show

2025-12-01 News & Politics
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Identifying Resistance: Grand Juries, Elections, and Institutional Pushback Against Executive Overreach

Discover evidence showing American civic health is surprisingly robust, demonstrated by recent electoral victories and successful institutional defenses against authoritarian tendencies.

Short Summary

  • Voters delivered margins exceeding expectations, signaling a rebuke to recent political trends.
  • Grand juries across jurisdictions are verifying evidence and successfully blocking unjustified prosecutions by the administration.
  • Legislators and military officers are openly confirming the obligation to refuse illegal executive orders.
  • Economic policies, specifically tariffs and deportation drives, are visibly increasing consumer costs through supply shocks.

This discussion centers on positive signs—the "ponies"—that indicate current American institutions and ordinary citizens are actively resisting perceived authoritarian norms. We review electoral outcomes, the functional role of the judiciary via grand juries, and legislative warnings regarding the military chain of command.

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Mona Charen and Will Saletan discuss the growing resistance to Trump’s agenda—grand juries rejecting his charges, the DOJ stumbling, senators warning troops against illegal orders, and his tariffs and deportations driving prices even higher. Go to https://quince.com/MONA for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MONACHAREN at https://www.oneskin.co/MONACHAREN #oneskinpod During GhostBed’s Cyber Monday Sale, you can get 25% off sitewide for a limited time. Just go to https://GhostBed.com/mona and use promo code MONA at checkout. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@tss9886 2025-12-01

Those boats aren't even heading to the US. This is just murder.

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@gecho194 2025-12-01

Admiral who ordered second strike on first boat better have the receipts now that White House is denying Hegseth ordered it.

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@TheOldHippiebilly 2025-12-01

GOOD news? Lord, I hope so. I'm pretty beaten down by tragic news of decent hardworking people being deported by corrupt, racist, misogynist, ultra-rich megalomaniacs. Our only hope lies in MAGA ineptitude.

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@Salguine 2025-12-01

In an ideal world, Pete Hegseth would be handed over to Venezuela.

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@4everyoung24 2025-12-01

“A man who marries his mistress leaves a job opening.” 10/10 Mona! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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@Christine-w3r 2025-12-01

The US Dept of Justice which “persecuted” sandwich man by charging him with “…assault with a breadly weapon” is FULL of BALONY.

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@janetwagner6084 2025-12-01

The fact that we haven’t had a functioning congress.Congress makes no attempt to compromise. They just stonewall.

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@BirdDogey1 2025-12-01

Kevin Bacon 6 degrees story. Mona worked for Kemp when he ran with Dole for WH. I helped unload the press corps bags from Kemp's plane at MCAS El Toro. The blue toilet water leaked all over the bags. A Kemp staffer asked if I wanted to go on the plane to see where Jack Kemp sits. I replied, "I think I just experienced where Jack Kemp sits".

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@gloriacurran4601 2025-12-01

Great to hear such an intelligent discussion. No click baiting or sensationalism -- thank you both! 😀

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@mshepard2264 2025-12-02

the ice officer in the the sandwich thing lied even about the stupid sandwich!

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