The actual "enemy from within"
Trump lays the groundwork for using the military on dissent.
Senator Joseph McCarthy used the same term “enemies from within” in his speech to the Ohio County Republican Women’s Club in Wheeling, which launched the 1950s red scare. I doubt this was a coincidence by Trump’s speechwriter.
Once again, you've brilliantly and poignantly captured our country's predicament.
He knows he’s underwater with the people. He no doubt was terribly disappointed by the reception he received from “his” generals. Maybe he’s worried that we realize who the true “enemies of the people” are… Peeking out through a flag in distress is a brilliant metaphor for the tired, small tyrant wannabe. Thanks, Ann.