On Jan. 10 in Manhattan, thousands of demonstrators offered a salient example of the convergence of U.S. foreign and domestic policy.
The signs held by the marchers indicated the protest of the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the military attack on Venezuela, and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Included among the throng, in which the lead banners proclaimed, “No Kings,” a reference to the previous rally against the Trump administration, were several elected officials.
Equally abundant were anti-ICE placards, calling for ICE to leave the city. Meanwhile, farther west in Portland, outrage exploded on the streets where ICE agents shot two people, one of whom, according to a spokesperson for Homeland Security, was a member of the Tren de Aragua, a frequent target of the Trump administration and ICE agents.
With political protests expanding in Iran, Trump has threatened strong military action, though, like so much of his bluster and ranting, it may be just another round of sound and fury signifying.
Several countries, most notably Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland are nervously waiting for the next shoe to fall in Trump’s “world order.”
It is our hope that the anger among Republicans continues to intensify, particularly those who defied his Venezuela war powers resolution. Let the dissension in the ranks continue to stew through the spring, summer, and into the November midterm elections.