Donald Trump’s second term has been met with a sustained, low-level campaign of domestic terrorism.
It has mostly involved relatively minor property damage amid much more consequential acts, but the pattern of violence meant to achieve anti-Trump political goals has been unmistakable.
I thought Trump’s second election would be met with rioting in the streets and serious threats against cabinet officials. Instead, we got the “vibe shift,” with the initial political reaction against Trump relatively muted compared to that in 2016.
Once the administration got underway, though, the violent resistance began.
First, it was the campaign against Tesla. Anti-Elon Musk agitators torched and otherwise vandalized vehicles, fired shots and threw Molotov cocktails at dealerships, and damaged chargin