Political scientist rips Trump’s 'deeply anti-democratic' military 'spectacle'

“In the Midst of the Creation of a Police State”: Ilhan Omar on Trump’s Authoritarianism

Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar of Minnesota joins Democracy Now! to discuss the increasing authoritarianism of the Trump administration, including its crackdown on anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles, targeting of pro-Palestine students on college campuses and plans for a massive military parade coinciding with Trump’s birthday on June 14. “We are in the midst of the creation of a police state,” says Omar. “It will be a dark day if we do not

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This Saturday, on June 14, 2025, Americans will witness simultaneous displays of federal armed power in cities from coast to coast. In Los Angeles, the […] Source

Political scientist rips Trump’s 'deeply anti-democratic' military 'spectacle'

This Saturday, June 14, large demonstrations will be held all over the United States in response President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington, DC. The protests, from Seattle to Philadelphia to Chicago, are being billed as the "No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance" and a rejection of his "corrupt, authoritarian politics."Trump is describing the parade on June 14, which is his 79th birthday, as a celebration of the U.S. Army's 250th anniv…