David Corn on Trump's Regime: Replacing Experts with Extremists and Rewriting History

Trump Administration's Appointments

• 🎯 Joe Kent, a supporter of white nationalists and extremist groups, has been appointed to lead America's counterterrorism center.
• ⚠️ Thomas Fugate, a 23-year-old former grocer, is heading the unit for countering extremism.
• 📉 Erica McAnter, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was fired for revealing unfavorable job growth numbers, suggesting the administration may have lied about economic data.

Rewriting History and Controlling Information

• 🏛️ The Smithsonian removed Donald Trump's impeachments from an exhibit under pressure, altering historical records to fit a preferred narrative.
• 📖 This action is compared to Orwell's concept: "Those who control the past control the future. Those who control the present control the past."
• 🚫 Trump's administration is accused of aiming for total control over history and culture, including influencing museum exhibits and national park signage.

Broader Deconstruction of American Society

• 📰 The administration is undermining the media, pressuring law firms not to take cases against them, and targeting universities.
• 🔬 Attacks on the scientific community include cutting NIH grants, with the implication that science is seen as a source of liberalism due to its reliance on reality.
• 🌍 Actions like rounding up immigrants are seen as part of a plan to make America less diverse, aligning with "Make America White Again."

Disinformation Campaigns and Historical Parallels

• 🇷🇺 The discussion touches on Russian interference in elections and the ongoing disinformation campaigns to deny it, comparing them to Soviet tactics.
• 📺 The role of outlets like Fox News, Epoch Times, and specific commentators in spreading disinformation is highlighted.
• 🏛️ Historical parallels are drawn to Richard Nixon's attempts to control economic statistics and Orban's Hungary in purging media and cultural sites.

Fascism and Authoritarian Tactics

• 🚨 The actions are characterized as fascist tactics, including attacking truth and truth-tellers.
• 🚩 The through line for various extremist factions (Christian dominionism, white supremacy, tech oligarchy) is identified as the pursuit of power by any means necessary, often linked to eugenics and a belief in white supremacy.
• 🚫 The strategy involves rewriting history, attacking facts, and promoting an alternative reality that elevates a central figure, mirroring authoritarian regimes.