PNN – “New York Times” in an analysis referring to the retaliatory rhetoric of “Donald Trump” from his critics emphasized that concerns about the vindictive approach of the next American government have increased and Trump’s opponents are facing an unprecedented threat of facing judicial and legal consequences.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Referring to the words of Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, on the night of his victory in the elections, this American media emphasized that “it is time for unity” and that we must “leave behind the divisions of the past four years”: The depth of his anger after the impeachment, judicial investigation, indictment and numerous complaints should not be ignored.
The New York Times further added: Whether Trump will actually take revenge on his opponents or whether he will carry out his threats to prosecute the opponents is not yet fully clear. But it should be noted that he spent a major part of his election campaign to “retaliate” for the actions that he believed had wronged him. This approach has now increased the expectations of facing a wave of retaliation after his official presidency in the eyes of his allies and opponents.
Emphasizing that Trump is speaking angrier and more bitterly about revenge than eight years ago, the analysis warned about the spread of an atmosphere of intimidation in the American political and judicial community.
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Gwenda Blair, the biographer of the Trump family, confirmed the issue of revenge by Trump and stated: Now the only question is how wide this revenge will be and which people it will target. What is certain is that the congressional investigations will target the special prosecutors who are critical of Trump with a controversial and highly publicized noise. We will also see more retaliatory measures in the form of tax audits, non-renewal or cancellation of grants, loans, layoffs or non-hire.
One of the people familiar with Trump’s thinking said that he does not believe in “forgiveness” and “forgetting” in principle, and he will definitely raise uproar against what happened to him in the last four years.
This analysis divided those around Trump into two categories and wrote: There is a group of vengeful allies and friends who encourage Trump to retaliate against his enemies’ actions by arguing that the attacks against him are “illegal” and “unforgivable”. On the other side are advisers from wealthy donors who see retaliation as counterproductive and damaging, arguing that he should focus on his policy agenda of tax cuts, tariffs and cracking down on immigration.
The New York Times considered Trump’s choice of attorney general as a sign of his determination to take revenge and wrote: The decision on who will head the Justice Department will be seen as an indicator of where Trump will go in his campaign of retaliation. For example, if choosing someone like Matthew J. Whittaker, a hardline former federal prosecutor who briefly served in Trump’s first term, means the president-elect is determined to punish his rivals. But if someone like Jay Clayton, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission under Trump, is considered for the seat, it would indicate that Trump wants to focus more on cracking down on immigration and other priorities.
In the end, this analysis emphasized again the certainty of retaliatory approach in the next administration based in the White House and wrote: This fact has become more apparent in the past few days, when a number of potential Trump critics have refrained from commenting for fear of drawing attention and retaliation from him.