UNCHECKED AUTHORITY Part #4
The Bigger Lie – Unchecked Authority, Part 4
From Gaza to the White House Ballroom: Trump’s Power Plays
Unchecked authority rarely bursts onto the scene in a single dramatic moment. More often, it seeps in quietly—through who sits at the table, what gets remodeled, and how policy is dangled for political gain. Today, three threads tie together a bigger lie: that Trump’s power is just business as usual.
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1. Foreign Policy, Family Style
Trump held a White House meeting on Gaza’s “post-war plan.” Attendees included former British Prime Minister Tony Blair…and Jared Kushner.
Kushner isn’t a diplomat, he’s family. Yet he continues to shape America’s foreign policy.
This is how unchecked authority operates—by blurring the lines between public duty and private power.
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2. Turning the People’s House into Trump’s House
Reports confirm the White House is being remade in the image of Mar-a-Lago. Striped umbrellas dot the grounds, a new ballroom looms over the East Wing, and Trump-themed art fills the walls.
The symbolism matters: what belongs to the nation is slowly stamped with one man’s brand.
This is not leadership; it’s ownership. And it chips away at the very idea of a republic.
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3. Policy as a Campaign Prop
On cannabis reform, Trump announced that a decision is coming “in weeks.”
For millions waiting on clarity—patients, veterans, small businesses—this is not reform. It’s a political tease.
He withholds policy not to serve the people, but to serve his own timing.
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The Bigger Lie
The lie is that these are minor details—a redecorating project, a delayed decision, a family adviser in the room. The truth is that together, they reveal a deeper pattern: power exercised without restraint, accountability, or respect for democratic norms.
Unchecked authority doesn’t need a uniform or a coup. Sometimes it looks like striped umbrellas, a family chair at the table, and promises that never quite arrive.
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📌 Did You Know?
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt refused to make the White House his own personal lodge. Instead, he remodeled it into a more public, functional seat of power—removing Victorian frills and opening the doors to reporters.
Contrast that with today’s “Mar-a-Lago makeover.” Where Roosevelt expanded access, Trump narrows it—replacing history with his own reflection.
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The Bigger Lie – Unchecked Authority, Part 4
Published August 28, 2025
Stay awake. Stay loud. Stay unbroken.
Because silence is how The Bigger Lie grows.
> “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
— George Orwell
---The Resistance.