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Trump 2.0 — “Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss.”

Some people seem to be giving President Donald Trump a pass these days. As he himself recently noted: “In the first term everybody was fighting […]

Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons & Commutations Are A National Disgrace

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer President Donald Trump’s pardons and commuting of sentences today of convicted criminals who carried out the January 6 […]

Mr. Super Rich Goes To Washington

In the 1939 movie Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Jimmy Stewart, as newly appointed Sen. Jefferson Smith, arrives in Washington to fight against government corruption. In […]

Trump Can’t Rewrite History, No Matter How Hard He Tries

“Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note” is coming out on Tuesday instead of Thursday this week, out of respect for President Jimmy Carter, whose state funeral will […]

Fred’s Weekly Note Returns January 9

Fred’s Weekly Note and our Wertheimer’s Political Report newsletter are on a short break. Both will return on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

Is It “President Musk” Now?

In recent days, we have seen a lot of bending the knee to Donald Trump by high-powered corporate leaders and the Super Rich. And when you […]

Kash Patel: In His Own Words

In a Truth Social post on November 30, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Kash Patel to be the director of the FBI. Last week, […]

A Lawless Presidency Lies Ahead

The rule of law is a foundational principle for our nation and our democracy. It is the basis for the fair and impartial administration of […]

Trump’s Call To Jail House Jan. 6 Committee Members Is “Dangerous And Outrageous.”

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer This past weekend, President-elect Donald Trump said in an NBC “Meet the Press” interview that “everybody” on the […]

70 Civil Rights and Pro-Democracy Groups – Including D21 – Join In Opposition To Preemptive Recess Appointments

Seventy national civil rights and pro-democracy organizations, including Democracy 21, sent a joint letter to Senators on December 4, urging them to uphold the Senate’s […]