Donald Trump called for a return to the political principles of 1798 during a rally in Greenville, North Carolina.
called for the country to go “back to 1798” during a rally showcasing the former president’s full-throated embrace of nativist totalitarianism in the final days of the 2024 campaign cycle.
Despite Trump’s claim, the Alien Enemies Act — and three other pieces of legislation comprising the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 — were not universally beloved upon their passage. The Republican Party at the time opposed the laws as a gross violation of civil and due process rights. President Thomas Jeffersonthe acts a “detestable” piece of legislation “worthy of the 8th or 9th Century.
The former president claimed that North Carolina, which was recently ravaged by Hurricane Helene, was being ransacked by the Biden administration. Chris Cornell's Daughter Calls Out 'TMZ' Over 'Distressing' Liam Payne PhotosTrump Makes Fries at McDonald's in Bizarre Attempt to Troll HarrisWhen Trump speaks of liberation, he speaks of the dissolution of all checks on his own power.
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