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Trump and GOP PANIC as They Fear BIGGEST PROTESTS YET

2025-10-15 News & Politics
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Republican Hypocrisy: Labeling Protesters as Terrorists While Defending Authoritarian Actions

The Republican establishment is equating peaceful American protesters, including veterans, with terrorists while empowering agencies like ICE, revealing a dangerous authoritarian creep that ignores foundational US rights. Readers will gain insight into how this rhetoric normalizes state violence against dissent.

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  • The GOP leadership links peaceful protests (like "No Kings") to terrorism, setting up confrontation or deploying the National Guard.
  • Critics argue this mirrors previous rhetorical escalation (e.g., "Build the Wall") that preceded aggressive state tactics, citing current ICE operations as evidence.
  • The discussion highlights the erosion of due process rights, evidenced by the administration allegedly meeting with known conspiracy theorists while defining domestic opposition as threats.

This conversation between Ken Harbaugh and Kris Goldsmith explores the perceived hypocrisy when the Republican party labels veterans and activists as terrorists while defending recent actions by ICE and asserting broad executive military power. Understanding this pattern reveals the normalization of state power used against internal dissent.

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The Republican establishment is branding peaceful protestors—many of them veterans—as terrorists, while defending ICE’s crackdown in America’s cities. Ken Harbaugh and Kris Goldsmith discuss the hypocrisy and the growing authoritarian streak in a party that once claimed to defend freedom. Subscribe to Kris’s Substack here: https://onoffense.substack.com/ Subscribe to Ken's Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@niclewis9610 2025-10-15

If you think "No Kings" is a terrorist slogan, you need to read THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE!

339 2 replies
@lynnallen1242 2025-10-15

68 year old white woman here...I've protested against the Vietnam War, for Planned Parenthood, against my local republican congressman who wasn't doing his job..I've never been paid a dime to do so!! I will be out there on Saturday with over 50 family and friends!

286 14 replies
@tanektan9113 2025-10-15

NO KINGS !! NO DICTATORS !! MAKE AMERICA TRUMPLESS AGAIN ‼️

282 4 replies
@toaajose4086 2025-10-15

Who are the terrorists? Is ICE not terrorising people?

276 18 replies
@nmarks 2025-10-15

They're demonizing US citizens for exercising their right to protest.

249 2 replies
@LLN1957 2025-10-15

I'm a proud Anti Facist!

194 11 replies
@MalindaSawvell 2025-10-15

I hate Trump for free

188 5 replies
@rosemarymeert4848 2025-10-15

VOTE REPUBLICANS OUT OF OFFICE

156 3 replies
@Robrulz666icloud 2025-10-15

Essentially it’s a PROTEST against FASCISM!!!!!! FDJT!!!!!

131 2 replies
@JaniceMerrifield 2025-10-15

We love America! And we want it back . For the people by the People!

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