The swamp never learns. Just weeks into President Trump’s historic return to the White House, Representative Jamie Raskin is already dusting off the Democrats’ favorite political weapon: impeachment theater. This time, the Maryland Democrat claims Trump’s criticism of lawmakers who encourage military insubordination constitutes “threats of assassination” worthy of removal from office. It’s a breathtaking display of constitutional illiteracy that reveals just how desperate the establishment has become.
Speaking on CNN—where else?—Raskin twisted Trump’s pointed response to Democratic lawmakers coaching military personnel to defy presidential orders into some phantom assassination threat. This isn’t just political hyperbole; it’s a dangerous misunderstanding of how our constitutional system actually works. When elected officials undermine the chain of command that keeps our military under civilian control, the President has not just the right but the duty to call it out forcefully.
The real scandal here isn’t Trump’s robust defense of constitutional order—it’s Democrats actively encouraging military personnel to ignore lawful orders from their Commander-in-Chief. This represents a direct assault on one of the foundational principles of American governance: civilian control of the military. Our founders understood that a military answerable to politicians rather than the elected executive was a recipe for chaos, yet that’s exactly what Raskin and his allies are promoting.
This latest impeachment fantasy follows a predictable pattern. Unable to compete with Trump’s America First agenda on its merits, Democrats reflexively reach for the institutional weapons they’ve spent years sharpening. They tried this playbook twice before, and both times the American people saw through the charade. Now, with Trump armed with an even stronger electoral mandate, they’re running the same failed play with even less credibility.
The timing reveals everything about Democratic strategy. Rather than working within our constitutional framework to advance competing policy visions, they’re choosing institutional warfare designed to cripple effective governance. This isn’t oversight—it’s sabotage. They recognize that Trump’s agenda of secure borders, energy independence, and America-first trade policies enjoys broad popular support, so they’re attempting to short-circuit the democratic process through procedural gamesmanship.
What makes Raskin’s performance particularly absurd is his selective interpretation of presidential speech. The same Democrats who spent four years calling Trump an “existential threat to democracy” now clutch their pearls when he responds firmly to actual threats to constitutional order. They demand the right to say anything about the President while simultaneously arguing that any presidential criticism of Congress constitutes impeachable conduct. It’s constitutional illiteracy masquerading as legal scholarship.
The broader implications extend beyond Washington’s political theater. America faces serious challenges that require serious leadership: securing our southern border, rebuilding our manufacturing base, and restoring respect for American strength abroad. While Trump focuses on delivering the agenda voters demanded, Democrats are trapped in the same institutional games that cost them the election. They’re fighting yesterday’s battles while America moves forward.
This early test reveals the choice facing Republican leadership: defend constitutional governance against institutional weaponization or fall into familiar defensive crouch. The America First movement didn’t win historic victories to watch Republicans apologize for exercising legitimate executive authority. Patriots expect their elected representatives to govern boldly, not genuflect before Democratic tantrums.
The silver lining in Raskin’s impeachment fantasy is what it reveals about Democratic desperation. They understand that Trump’s constitutional approach to governance—putting America’s interests first while respecting institutional boundaries—represents everything their globalist project opposes. Their resort to impeachment theater this early signals they have no substantive response to policies that prioritize American workers, secure American borders, and advance American interests.
America chose constitutional governance over institutional warfare. Democrats can continue their impeachment fantasies, but the American people have moved on to the serious work of making America great again.
