Axios - Nearly every day brings new instances of Trump flexing:
1. Punishing individual critics: Trump's steady push for the prosecution of enemies is no surprise to anyone who paid attention during the campaign, when he vowed — 100+ times, by one count — to investigate, imprison or prosecute certain political opponents, protesters, prosecutors, tech moguls and former intelligence officials...
2. Freeing allies convicted of crimes. Last Friday evening, former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), serving time for financial fraud, became the latest convict to successfully court Trump and win a commutation. Santos, who was released within hours after Trump's Truth Social post urging him to "have a great life," had lavished praise on Trump from behind bars, calling him "the only leader who truly put this nation, and her people, first."
3. Policing speech: "Cancel culture" — policing the words of critics, and shaming and banishing transgressors — was a hallmark of the intellectual left before Trump won. Share this column.
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