Trump’s dangerous playbook

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Jason, We need to talk about Trump’s authoritarian playbook. I’ll get into it more below, but first, I have to ask: Will you split $5 or $10 with Speak Up PAC and the Congressional Black Caucus PAC before our midnight fundraising deadline? Your contribution will help us elect Democrats committed to protecting our democracy! DONATE ➞ There’s a pattern to how democracies fall, Jason. And Trump is following it step by step: It starts with the final free and fair election. Then, the rules begin to change. Executive authority expands. Legislatures and courts are pressured or sidelined as democratic guardrails weaken. Experts are fired, agencies are dismantled, and public trust collapses. Loyalists replace public servants, shifting allegiance from the Constitution to one individual. The media is attacked. Propaganda replaces the truth. Scapegoats are chosen – immigrants, workers, anyone deemed “different” – and division becomes the strategy. Speaking out feels risky. And eventually, people stop voting – not because they don’t care, but because they’re exhausted and convinced it won’t matter. That’s the endgame Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans are fighting for right now. But Jason, this playbook only works if we let it. I started Speak Up PAC for one reason: to fight for democracy. If you believe it’s our duty to elect Democrats who will stand up for our democracy, I’m asking you to step up right now. Will you split a donation with Speak Up PAC and the Congressional Black Caucus PAC before our midnight deadline to help us protect democracy from Trump’s authoritarian playbook? CHIP IN $10 NOW ➞ CHIP IN $15 NOW ➞ CHIP IN $35 NOW ➞ CHIP IN $50 NOW ➞ CHIP IN $100 NOW ➞ CHIP IN OTHER ➞ With urgency and determination, Stacey Abrams Speak Up PAC   Paid for and Authorized by the Congressional Black Caucus PAC and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Thank you for your unwavering support to the Congressional Black Caucus PAC. Because of your help, we’re one of the most powerful caucuses in Congress! We’re committed to expanding diversity in Congress by electing more African Americans and non-Black Allies who will fight for healthcare, education, criminal justice and economic reform. And we’re just getting started. But we need you, right now. Are you ready to help us make history? Donate $5 immediately ➞ Get out your cell phone! More than half a million activists have signed up for our text messages because they care about sending diverse Democrats to Congress. Every person who signs up to receive texts is helping the Congressional Black Caucus PAC fight Trumpism and elect a more diverse, representative Congress. Join us on your cell phone and text 'JOIN' to 41044 today! Are you a proud Democrat? Text 'JOIN' to 41044 to be the first to know about the most important political updates >> Text HELP for help, STOP to end. Msg & Data rates may apply. This message was sent to: jasonsc.bolts14@blogger.com, but if you’d like to change or update your email address, please click here. If you would like to receive fewer emails, click here. If you would rather not be involved or receive our alerts about breaking news, please click here. From all of us at the Congressional Black Caucus PAC, thank you for your support! 1100 New Jersey Ave. SE #2410 Washington, DC 20003