Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

I’m old enough to remember American commentators asking, every time Putin did anything increasingly authoritarian, why Russians weren’t out in the street protesting and toppling the dictatorial regime. Wondering what they’re thinking now—and why they’re not asking that about

Unfortunately, the question, "Why didn’t Russians rise up and do something as Putin was destroying their democracy?" is becoming much easier to answer. What say you, Americans? Does this look like Trump and his gang are waiting for 2026 or 2028?