Trump Rails Against Colombia, Hails 'No Kings' Protesters In America
The Hill reports Trump's latest sermon, this time decrying 'No Kings' protests in Colombia. One might mistake him for a global democracy advocate, if not for his swift pivot to lauding American 'No Kings' protesters. This isn't merely rhetorical gymnastics; it's a consistent pattern of decrying dissent abroad while weaponizing it at home. American politicians often employ this double standard,
happily condemning foreign governments for actions they either enable or replicate stateside. The media, of course, dutifully broadcasts these pronouncements without bothering to point out the glaring hypocrisy. For instance, the very 'freedom' Trump champions abroad is frequently undermined by legislative efforts to curtail voting rights or quell peaceful assembly here in the U.S. It seems 'No
Kings' is entirely acceptable, so long as those kings aren't American and the protests aren't inconvenient. The 'freedom' narrative is consistently applied to uphold American-aligned interests, rather than principles.