Commentary

Shock and Awe Leads to Maximum Pressure

by Jared Culver, Legal Analyst

Jan. 23, 2025

President Trump has done the impossible and made a media prediction come true. Before the inauguration, there were reports of incoming “shock and awe.” There are many moons to go, but it cannot be said that President Trump did not try to move military and law enforcement bureaucratic machinery toward defending America in his first few days. We ain’t in Trump 1.0 anymore, Toto.