I may sound paranoid by talking about a fascist takeover. But the reality of today’s political climate leads me to feel that it is possible. Never in my wildest dreams would I think this would be possible. After all, it was only about 85 years ago that my dad fought against fascism during World War II and no matter your political persuasion, you still stood up for the U.S. Constitution.

But the moves of the Trump administration show us that this is no longer so.

Last week, Trump declared that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were no longer welcome at the White House because of what he called “Fake News” reporting. What Trump was really tired of was reading about his countless political missteps and unconstitutional actions that get stopped in the courts, not to speak of then endless war with Iran and the increasing gas prices and inflation that are decimating the budgets of everyday Americans. He was tired of reading about how public opinion about him was the lowest it has ever been. So what does Trump do? He shoots the messenger.

Even a high school student who has studied government could see that this move clearly violated the U.S. Constitution. The free press has rights of access. Just about every lawyer and legal scholar were outraged by this action and said it was unconstitutional.

Now Trump has maintained for years that the Biden administration had “weaponized” different governmental institutions to investigate him and prosecute hIm. Trump always maintained his innocence. After all, the law is what the king says it is.