Jefferson V Trump

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Jun 27
3 min read

𝐉𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍:

Mr. Trump. I’ve read your speeches. Watched your conduct. Heard your calls for loyalty—not to the Constitution, but to yourself. Tell me plainly—do you believe in a government of laws or of men?

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 (smirking):

Look, Tom—can I call you Tom? Here’s the deal. The people love me. Nobody’s ever had support like I’ve got. We’re restoring order. Power was too spread out—too many weak people in the way. I’m just doing what works.

𝐉𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍:

What works in the short term often destroys the long term. Power unchecked becomes tyranny. We saw it in kings. You are not crowned, Mr. Trump—you are elected. And you serve only by the consent of the governed.

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏:

Consent? I got 74 million votes. That’s consent. And when the system’s rigged, when the media lies, when judges don’t play fair—you better believe I’ll take control. The people want strength.

𝐉𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍

The people also wanted Caesar. And they lost their Republic.

When fear and faction replace truth and principle, democracy becomes a performance—just a stage for the loudest voice. That is not strength. That is spectacle.

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 (leaning forward):

What’s wrong with spectacle? You think anyone remembers quiet leaders? No—they remember winners. We’re making America great again. Strong borders. Strong economy. Strong leadership.

𝐉𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍:

Greatness without virtue is just empire. We declared independence to escape strongmen who mistook authority for righteousness. I wrote those words so no future ruler—elected or not—could forget the limits of power.

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏:

That was 250 years ago. Things are different now. We’ve got enemies everywhere—inside and out. You’ve got to fight fire with fire. The press is the enemy. Judges don’t listen. Congress? Useless. You think your little parchment still applies?

𝐉𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍(coldly):

Yes. And if it no longer applies, then the Republic is already lost.

You speak of enemies, but you divide your own countrymen. You praise autocrats. You mock reason. You stir up mobs and silence dissent. You do not preserve the Union—you fracture it.

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏:

I know loyalty. I know winning. You’re too idealistic. This isn’t the Age of Reason anymore—it’s the age of survival.