Andrew Prokop

firing federal workers. But the fourth, I think, and one in which in some ways is the most ominous, is what I view as Trump's agenda of retribution.

He has been more willing than any other president in recent memory to use the power of the federal government against people who he views as his political enemies or people who are viewed as being on the left.

He has been more willing than any other president in recent memory to use the power of the federal government against people who he views as his political enemies or people who are viewed as being on the left.

He has been more willing than any other president in recent memory to use the power of the federal government against people who he views as his political enemies or people who are viewed as being on the left.

Well, he said different things at different times. There were some moments. I remember one moment when he was on Fox News and the host was basically begging him to say, I'm not going to seek retribution against my political enemies. My question is a very serious one.

Well, he said different things at different times. There were some moments. I remember one moment when he was on Fox News and the host was basically begging him to say, I'm not going to seek retribution against my political enemies. My question is a very serious one.

Well, he said different things at different times. There were some moments. I remember one moment when he was on Fox News and the host was basically begging him to say, I'm not going to seek retribution against my political enemies. My question is a very serious one.

And I think he has chosen pretty much a maximally aggressive course as compared to, you know, all of the possibilities that had been expected as to how far he could go on this.

And I think he has chosen pretty much a maximally aggressive course as compared to, you know, all of the possibilities that had been expected as to how far he could go on this.

And I think he has chosen pretty much a maximally aggressive course as compared to, you know, all of the possibilities that had been expected as to how far he could go on this.

Well, he's gone after a lot of people involved with the Biden administration, you know, Biden himself, several of his top officials.

Well, he's gone after a lot of people involved with the Biden administration, you know, Biden himself, several of his top officials.

Well, he's gone after a lot of people involved with the Biden administration, you know, Biden himself, several of his top officials.

He's gone after people who are involved in sort of the legal resistance against Trump or were involved in the cases that were about investigating or indicting Trump. But he's also gone after some of his own people or people who used to be some of his people.

He's gone after people who are involved in sort of the legal resistance against Trump or were involved in the cases that were about investigating or indicting Trump. But he's also gone after some of his own people or people who used to be some of his people.

He's gone after people who are involved in sort of the legal resistance against Trump or were involved in the cases that were about investigating or indicting Trump. But he's also gone after some of his own people or people who used to be some of his people.

Then there's the case of Mike Pompeo, who was Trump's secretary of state in his first term. He seemed to be in line for another top appointment as recently as perhaps October 2024. But somehow people behind the scenes convinced Trump that Pompeo was somehow against him.

Then there's the case of Mike Pompeo, who was Trump's secretary of state in his first term. He seemed to be in line for another top appointment as recently as perhaps October 2024. But somehow people behind the scenes convinced Trump that Pompeo was somehow against him.

Then there's the case of Mike Pompeo, who was Trump's secretary of state in his first term. He seemed to be in line for another top appointment as recently as perhaps October 2024. But somehow people behind the scenes convinced Trump that Pompeo was somehow against him.

And then suddenly during the transition and at the beginning of the administration, we see these personal public attacks on Pompeo and then yanking his security details. a top aide associated with Pompeo, Brian Hook, as well. Someone who was on Trump's State Department transition team before suddenly being kind of penalized by Trump's retaliation.