THE ENEMY WITHIN

Donald Trump has lately been talking about the "enemy within" and what he will have to do to defeat it. He says it might be necessary to engage the National Guard. Or, if it's "really necessary," the military.

Who is he talking about?

He mentions the radical left, who are of course crazy.

(All of Trump's enemies are designated crazy.)

At the end of his rant, he says something like "we can't let it happen again."

This is a hint as to the identity of the enemy within, which is so much more dangerous than China or Russia.

What is it that Trump desperately wants to avoid in the future? What could "happen again" that absolutely must be stopped?

I think he can only be referring to the "theft" of the 2020 election.

The problem is, Trump is having a lot of trouble identifying the perpetrators and their methods. Who stole the election, exactly? And how did they do it?

And how would he employ the military to defeat these anti-democratic monsters?

The need to use the military is another hint.

The target must be large and widespread in order for the military to be the right tool to use to deal with it.

So, what enemy of Trump qualifies: the Democrats, obviously.

Democrats are the ones who benefit from the defeat of a Republican presidential candidate.

Democrats are numerous (crucially, more numerous than Republicans), and they can be found pretty much everywhere, especially in large cities.

On more than one occasion, Trump has said Democrats hate America and are trying to destroy it.

When Democrats gang up to keep Trump out of the White House, it's clear (to Trump) they are targeting him because he is the only one who can thwart their evil plans.

But how can he do that in just four years as president? How can he fix the problem so that it stays fixed for all time?

He has to eliminate the Democrats, once and for all.

That's a big job. You'd need an army to do something like that.

Problem is, Trump can only gain access to an army by winning the 2024 election.

The only army he can field without winning the presidency involves militarizing his supporters. Now, many of those guys are already heavily armed. And there are right-wing militias available for getting the hard work done.

He'll need them.

If the next election is "rigged" (i.e., the Democrats win), Trump will need to mount a much more successful assault on the Capitol.

This time, there will be guns.

If his people can succeed in putting Trump back in power, he can finish the job of pacifying the nation with the actual military, which will now be at his disposal.

Maybe.

He'll need to place super-loyal commanders in position to make his orders stick.

(This is one point of friction that might ignite a new Civil War.)

So, what will Trump do with all his political prisoners?

Assuming they are not summarily executed, these "lunatics" will have to be housed someplace.

Which is where the new migrant camps come in.

Trump could use millions of illegal immigrants to build vast camps for housing Democrats awaiting trial for treason (or whatever convenient charge can be made against them; another available charge: "interfering with a Trump").

Could this scenario be the reason Trump plans to build large illegal migrant camps instead of simply deporting them?

I guess time will tell.