Trump’s Shockingly Lawless Second Term

www.rollingstone.com — March 7, 2025

There were less than four days to go until Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second time. In those final days of the presidential transition, Trump and his team were busy finalizing their blitz of executive actions, which included a widespread crackdown on civil rights, trans Americans, and diversity programs. Trump’s government-in-waiting was putting the finishing touches on plans for a startlingly nativist propaganda campaign, which would soon feature an “ASMR” video of officials preparing to fly migrants to camps at Guantánamo Bay.