Robert Reich: Trump spelled out his dire threat with these 8 maniacal ideas

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At the same time agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol are swarming into Minnesota and other states and cities, Trump is planning bombing raids on other countries.

Domestically and internationally, he is putting America on a war footing.

ICE is reportedly investing $100 million on what it calls "wartime recruitment" of 10,000 new agents, in addition to the 20,000 already employed. Its recruitment is targeting gun and military enthusiasts, people who listen to right-wing radio, who have gone to Ultimate Fighting Championship fights or shopped for guns and tactical gear, live near military bases, and attend NASCAR races. It's calling for recruits willing to perform their "sacred duty" and "defend the homeland" by repelling "foreign invaders."

Meanwhile, Trump has announced that he;ll ask Congress for a $1.5 trillion defense budget for the next fiscal year -- a 66 percent increase over the 2026 defense budget Congress just authorized.

There's coming to be no difference between Trump's foreign and domestic policies. Both are based on the same eight maniacal ideas:

Might makes right.

Law is irrelevant.

America is at war with the world's "radical left," who are defined chiefly by their opposition to Trump.

Fear and force are better weapons in this war than hope and compromise.

The U.S. stock market is the best measure of Trump's success.

Personal enrichment by Trump and other officials is justified in pursuit of victory.

So are lies, cover-ups, and the illegal use of force.

Trump is invincible and omnipotent.

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