On his first day back in office, Donald Trump made his agenda unmistakably clear: Corruption and authoritarianism will define his term. Pardoning 1,500 people convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection was a brazen assault on accountability and an open invitation for extremists to act with impunity.

This is not normal. It is a deliberate effort to rewrite history, undermine the rule of law, and embolden those who seek to dismantle our democracy. Yet mainstream media outlets like Politico and The Washington Post responded with alarming complacency, framing these abuses as mere political maneuvers rather than condemning the clear threat they pose.

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