Trump wants more than shock and awe attacks against illegals and their kin, he wants high profile takedowns of people whose names you know, by Hal M. Brown

This is the Wikipedia definition of shock and awe:

Shock and awe (technically known as rapid dominance) is a military strategy based on the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the enemy's perception of the battlefield and destroy their will to fight.

Trump won't get over newspaper headlines like those he saw when he was arrested in the E. Jean Carroll case (above) until he has his revenge on those on his enemies list. He wants to see headlines like the one below only with photos of people like Jack Smith on them.

I have no doubt that Trump wants to make a huge show of dominance as soon as possible after he assumes the presidency. 

Trump ran on getting fictional thousands of dangerous rapists, human traffickers, and drug pushers here illegally out of the country. Let's face it, TV coverage of SWAT-type raids on houses is really hohum. Everyone has seen this on news, in movies, and on TV shows. Basically, if you've seen a few of these on TV you've seen them all. Of course Trump wants them becasue he needs them to convince his supporters he is following through on his promise. 

His designee for Border Czar Tom Homan vowed there will be "shock and awe" on day one of President-elect Donald Trump's administration when he takes charge of the border. 

What Trump needs to satisfy his lust for revenge and publicity may begin with a 3 AM SWAT type raid (roll cameras) on a suburban DC McMansion, but the money shots will be from the body cams worn by his goons breaking into the bedroom of one of his well known enemies, dragging them out of bed, cuffing them, and leading them outside in their pajamas where you can be sure there will be high definition cameras to capture every Trump-glorioius moment. Trump wants them to make the morning news on every TV station and be the above the fold picture illustration for the headline story in every newpaper.

I anticipate a day of dual shock and awe forays. It will involve raids on places where people who are known to be here illegally, and one or more raids on the homes of well known people who have gone against Trump. My hunch is that Jack Smith will be in the running to be the first notable person to be arrested. Gen. Mark Milley has also been mentioned as someone Trump may want to punish by recalling him to active duty and having him face a court martial for disloyalty.

I hope Michael Cohen has a top-notch legal team lined up to defend him because he not only played Brutus to Trump's Caesar but went on TV countless times to disparage him. I am sure Trump wants to see him punished.

I resist being crude in describing the visceral rush Trump will get out of seeing pictures like the AI one below. Let's just say this will get his juices flowing.

It wouldn't surprise me it Trump targets this church in my home state of Oregon, a sancturary state, which is offering a safe place to live for undocumented immigrants facing deportation. We know that there's no love lost between Trump and the city of Portland. See: Trump calls Portland a ‘burned down hulk of a city’ during interview.

Since his goons won't get any assistance from Oregon law enforcement he could try to send the Idaho National Guard if he wants to have such a massive roundup. If he does this it could be very interesting since, as I well know because I drive by one of their bases frequently and see long lines of their armored vehicles, we have our own large National Guard. 

I have no doubt that many of Trump's supporters will be as thrilled by his goon attacks as he is by watching him exact revenge on both the faceless people he has demonized and his well known enemies.

For more about what I think Trump has planned for his presidency read my blog from yesterday: Trump can make "it" happen here? "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. (LINK)"

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