The White House Demolition: Tearing Down Democracy at Home, and Bombing It Abroad
Cranes at the gates. The White House, the People’s House, isn’t just under renovation; it’s being dismantled from within. This Administration calls it modernization. But what’s happening in Washington is demolition. You can see it in the institutions that once upheld the rule of law and hear it in the drone hum over foreign skies. At home, they’re gutting the foundations of democracy. Abroad, they’re bombing by decree. Both are part of the same project, a government that no longer governs, but rules.
Domestic demolition: from tear-gas to troops
The demolition began quietly. An executive order here, a silenced inspector general there. Then came the redefinitions: dissent labeled “extremism,” oversight “red tape,” and militarized agents recast as civic enforcers.
In Chicago last week, federal agents deployed tear gas against protesters after a high-speed Border Patrol chase, one of several clashes across the country. In Portland, agents again used tear gas outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility as concerns mounted about federal tactics.
Meanwhile, a federal judge pressed immigration officials over their use of force in Chicago, despite a court order limiting such methods. The legal framework is shifting quickly. The same Administration that wants to erase guards at the borders is now positing that domestic protests and political opposition are grounds for riot-control deployment, National Guard intervention, and “riot” designations. Indeed, a U.S. appeals court recently allowed deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, lifting a block on their use in protest states.
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