TRUMP DOCTRINE: DESTROY THE WHITE HOUSE, DESTROY AMERICA, GET DEMOCRATS KILLED - 10.23.25

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Oct 23, 2025

Trump's latest antics signal a dangerous new phase, framing policies that encourage violence against Democrats. Olbermann connects GOP rhetoric to actual threats, including an attempted assassination against Hakeem Jeffries. He explores stochastic terrorism and highlights the DOJ's inaction on these threats. A vivid Twilight Zone analogy illustrates Trump's destructive mindset. Additionally, he critiques Trump's financial motives, while touching on straightforward political missteps and polling insights that challenge Democratic self-criticism.

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Rhetoric Can Produce Real Violence

Keith Olbermann argues Trump's rhetoric and pardons create 'stochastic terrorism' that encourages violence against Democrats.
He links recent threats and arrests of January 6 pardonees to a pattern of purposeful signal-sending from Trump and allies.

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Threats Against Lawmakers Go Unchecked

Olbermann notes threats against Rep. Eric Swalwell and criticizes DOJ inaction on such threats.
He frames this as part of a broader trend of intimidation tied to pro-Trump forces.

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Anthony Analogy Explains Impulsive Destruction

Olbermann compares Trump to the Twilight Zone character Anthony to explain impulsive destructive behavior without strategic purpose.
He says Trump treats building and destroying the same, driven by ego rather than coherent policy.

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SEASON 4 EPISODE 27: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: Today is the dawn of Trump’s new policy: destroy America. Literally.

Well, destroy part of the WHITE HOUSE – Literally. And steal $230 million from the government and pretend he’s going to give it to charity; AND give away 172 million dollars for two private jets for Kristi Noem; AND give Ukraine and eventually Europe to Putin, AND make America a one-party nation, AND get elected Democrats killed, AND destroy America. Literally.

Well, ok, describing this as Trump’s new policy to destroy, steal, give away AND get elected Democrats killed - that’s not ENTIRELY fair. Because it’s not really NEW. He has long tried to stochastically encourage violence against opponents, but now key minions like Tom Emmer and Tom Homan talk about the quote “terrorist wing” of the Democratic party, and, Presto! A January 6th traitor Trump personally pardoned tries to assassinate Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Looks like cause and effect to me.

Josh Marshall just invoked imagery I used in 2016 and he’s right: Trump has entered (actually RE-entered) the stage in which he is the omnipotent petulant child, Anthony, from the terrifying Twilight Zone episode “It’s A Good Life" who could destroy the world and kill people just by thinking it. Josh is right. I was right. Trump is now destroying just because it gives him something to do. And because in his psychosis it no longer matters whether he's constructing or deconstructing, it only matters that HE does it.

ALSO: The Democrats can stop self-flagellating. Party identification has now swung back away from the Republicans and the seven-point margin is nearly as big as the Dems' was in 2012. So let's focus instead on taking out the trash like Graham Platner. For 17 years or so, the populist Maine Democrat somehow didn't know that was a nazi tattoo on his chest, which I suppose is possible. But when it was going to come out, instead of going right to a tattoo parlor and holding a news conference explaining and apologizing as they turned it into something else, he released a drunken video and waited three days to (supposedly) actually fix the problem. He has no judgment. None. Get out.

B-Block (33:00) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Doing the right thing for the wrong reason. Bob Iger and Disney didn't walk back the Jimmy Kimmel firing because of justice and the 1st Amendment. They did it because of a boycott. The Andrew Cuomo self-destruction tour continues as he confuses the New York Jets and the New York Mets. And The Washington Post columnist who said we'd be fine whether Hillary or Trump was elected is back with more stupidity.

C-Block (49:12) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: This time of year, 51 years ago, I was about to sign up to go to Boston University when a radio student there gave me the inside story of the limitations undergrads faced. He talked me out of it. I was 15 and he was 20 and his name was Howard Stern.

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