Former President Trump’s allies are pre-screening the ideologies of thousands of potential foot soldiers, as part of an unprecedented operation to centralize and expand his power at every level of the U.S. government if he wins in 2024, officials involved in the effort tell Axios.
Why it matters: Hundreds of people are spending tens of millions of dollars to install a pre-vetted, pro-Trump army of up to 54,000 loyalists across government to rip off the restraints imposed on the previous 46 presidents.
And it won’t matter if “it’s against the Constitution,” or “they don’t have the right to do that.” If they roll out these changes fast enough, the judiciary and Congress won’t be able to catch up and correct the damage. It’s an ideological gish gallop to autocracy.
The three thousand molotovs in my garage:
