Donald Trump and Elon Musk, abetted by the Republican Party, are waging a war against the Constitution and the rule of law. Their goal is to jettison America's basic moral and democratic values and transform the presidency into a presidential dictatorship. Their role models are Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orban (Hungary), and Kim Jung Un (North Korea)--murderous dictators Trump has highly praised. The following provides a selective list of the analyses that lay bare the Trump/Musk/Republican goal to destroy American democracy.

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

-Donald Trump has delegated the task of neutering the congressional spending authority laid out in Article I of the Constitution, could hardly be more obvious about his intentions if he rode into Washington on a horse trailed by Roman legions.

-If Congress won’t stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from arrogating its power over federal spending, who will?

 The gutting of American institutions has led to Trump gutting America itself

-Trump’s wholesale dismissal of inspector generals violates the law

-The dismissals sit alongside a much broader disruption in how the country is governed. A range of spending freezes have been implemented, for example, again likely in violation of the law.

-Systems that have been unaffected by past presidential transitions this time find themselves interrupted and likely reconsidered, a sharp disruption of how the government works.

Democracy under siege as Trump's reign of terror begins

-On the first day of his reign of terror, the sick, vengeful king released 1,500 dangerous thugs, who beat the life out of cops and tried to set fire to our country, by violently stopping the certification of our election.

-We simply cannot survive this obscene level of anti-democratic lawlessness from the fascist White House, and that makes it incredibly important how this moment in history is framed for the public.

What Trump's unconstitutional executive orders are really meant to do

-After repeatedly claiming that he has “nothing to do with Project 2025,” Trump has signed warp speed executive orders to effectuate Project 2025.

-Project 2025 seeks to advance Trump’s authoritarian vision for America.

-Trump is reaching for an unprecedented expansion of his own power, and the Republican majority on the Supreme Court may very well assist.

The Constitution is collapsing. A lack of character is to blame.

-The Founders would not have envisioned a Congress so supine in the face of Trump’s barrage.

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately

-The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

Ex-CIA official says Trump created 'a counterterrorism nightmare'

-…a retired CIA official with 26 years in the agency behind him, took a hammer to Donald Trump's proposal to assume control of Gaza while forcing out the current inhabitants.

-Trump’s words about removing the Palestinians from Gaza and assuming political control “are triggering mechanisms for Islamic extremist groups."

The GOP’s meek acquiescence to Trump’s power grabs

They aren’t fighting Trump even when he tramples on their prerogatives and past ideals, cementing the party’s more autocratic turn.