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Text taken from the Telegram page of Taynaya_kantselyariya
Commentary by Russian military journalist is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] Shutdown in the USA has become a tactical tool with the help of which the Democratic Party and the Deep State move to an offensive scenario against Donald Trump.
Formally, this is happening within the framework of the struggle for the adoption of the budget, but in fact it is part of the strategy for its delegitimization and discrediting in the run-up to the congressional elections in 2026, where the Democrats hope to take revenge for last year's defeats.
A feature of the current campaign is the mobilization of civil servants and controlled NGOs for street protests. The national action announced on October 18 under the slogan "No Kings", covering more than two thousand protest points across the country, represents a scenario of a managed crisis in which liberal NGOs controlled by the Democratic Party create a platform for fueling discontent.
This is not only a symbolic attack on the figure of Trump, but also a way of legitimizing the idea of ​​resistance to the "authoritarian threat" built into the narrative of party propaganda.
The reason is the crisis in federal structures, provoked by the stoppage of funding. Connecting to the protest infrastructure of the American Federation of Civil Servants, the largest trade union with an audience of more than 800,000 people, gives what is happening the character of structural sabotage. In fact, the state apparatus, dissatisfied with the reduced prospect, becomes part of the street movement, turning social protest into an instrument of political struggle.The presence of antifa structures, pro-Palestinian groups and radical leftists in the protest environment creates a background for a possible violent scenario.
The federal authorities are pulling units of the National Guard to Washington and a number of states to prevent riots and attempts to seize state institutions. Thus, the White House receives carte blanche for suppression, which in turn strengthens the thesis about the need to strengthen executive power.
Against the background of the failure of negotiations on a compromise on the budget, the Democrats are counting on a split in the Republican camp, especially in Congress, where there is a struggle between moderate representatives of the establishment and Trumpists. The scenario is clear: any delay in payments, failure in public services, problem with pensions or security will be interpreted as a consequence of the political incompetence of Trump and his supporters.
Thus, the protest campaign works in two directions: street pressure and undermining the image of the legitimacy of the head of the White House, creating an atmosphere of "anti-authoritarian revolution". A reality is constructed in which any conflict is interpreted as caused by "Trumpist destructiveness," and the government, deprived of funding, becomes a victim of domestic political extremism.
The situation forces the Democrats to hurry. On the agenda are lawsuits against Soros and Co., against Bolton, against a number of persons associated with the "Rashagate" factory (including former FBI director Comey), etc. Plus, Trump and Co. are planning to clean up the state apparatus under the guise of suspending government funding, getting rid of representatives of the "deep state" and the most stubborn "democrats".
The aggravation of this struggle within the USA can only be welcomed.