{"id":2422588,"date":"2025-04-11T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-dems-know-how-it-feels-to-be-anxious-and-uncomfortable\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:17:00","slug":"now-dems-know-how-it-feels-to-be-anxious-and-uncomfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-dems-know-how-it-feels-to-be-anxious-and-uncomfortable\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Dems Know How It Feels To Be Anxious And Uncomfortable"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnow-dems-know-how-it-feels-to-be-anxious-and-uncomfortable%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2422588&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article discusses recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-he-guilty-of-sexual-misconduct-depends-on-his-political-party\/\" title=\"Is He Guilty Of Sexual Misconduct? Depends On His Political Party.\">news articles<\/a><\/a> that aim to evoke fear and panic, mainly focusing on the actions of former President Trump and how they are perceived in the media. It critiques a New York Times piece that alleges Trump is using his power to intimidate opponents, detailing his administration&#8217;s efforts to investigate critics and restrict certain law firms from working with his government. Additionally, a Guardian article highlights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-journalist-ousted-from-publication-for-expressing-catholic-views-online\/\" title=\"Student Journalist Ousted From Publication For Expressing Catholic Views Online\">student journalists<\/a> retracting their names from works due to fears of scrutiny from the Trump administration over pro-Palestinian sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>the author contrasts these claims of intimidation with the lack of media coverage on the fear experienced under the Biden administration, particularly concerning conservative perspectives. The piece concludes that if Democrats are now feeling any discomfort akin to what others have faced,it is seen as a positive shift in the political landscape. The author, Eddie Scarry, emphasizes that such a change embodies a &#8220;glorious day in America.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RdfBb3HrHzk\" target=\"_blank\">WPLG\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/democrats-are-anxious-and-uncomfortable-now-they-know-how-it-feels\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats%20Are%20Anxious%20And%20Uncomfortable.%20Now%20They%20Know%20How%20It%20Feels&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/democrats-are-anxious-and-uncomfortable-now-they-know-how-it-feels\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats%20Are%20Anxious%20And%20Uncomfortable.%20Now%20They%20Know%20How%20It%20Feels&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/democrats-are-anxious-and-uncomfortable-now-they-know-how-it-feels\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/democrats-are-anxious-and-uncomfortable-now-they-know-how-it-feels\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats%20Are%20Anxious%20And%20Uncomfortable.%20Now%20They%20Know%20How%20It%20Feels&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/11\/democrats-are-anxious-and-uncomfortable-now-they-know-how-it-feels\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>A couple of news articles this week intended to instill the usual fear and panic that the dying media love to spread, but for anyone who isn&rsquo;t a wild and vicious Democrat, they should have made for thoroughly enjoyable reads.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times on Thursday ran the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/10\/us\/politics\/trump-officials-justice-department.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headline<\/a> &ldquo;Trump Escalates Use of Official Power to Intimidate and Punish His Perceived Foes.&rdquo; The article details individuals and law firms the administration has singled out for either legal probing or exclusion from conducting private business with federal agencies. &ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s first-term efforts to spur law enforcement officials to pursue his political enemies were haphazard, informal and often hashed out in private,&rdquo; it said. &ldquo;Now, his demands for investigations are starting to become more formalized through written presidential decrees as he seeks to use the power of public office to punish people and companies he has cast as enemies and silence potential critics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2044773528\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In short, Trump recently directed his Homeland Security department to review the professional conduct of an official from his first term (the official had publicly declared he was opposing the administration <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2018\/09\/06\/new-york-times-anonymous-op-ed-pushes-electoral-sabotage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from within<\/a>) and ordered the Justice Department to investigate a member of the government&rsquo;s technical support to determine whether he had illegally shared classified information with unauthorized individuals. Trump also signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/addressing-risks-from-susman-godfrey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an order<\/a> barring the law firm Susman Godfrey from doing business with his administration, determining the firm to be at odds with his political priorities.<\/p>\n<p>The second article came Monday in The Guardian. &ldquo;US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech,&rdquo; read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/apr\/07\/student-journalists-remove-stories-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headline<\/a> on top of a story about the &ldquo;legal repercussions, online harassment and professional consequences&rdquo; some college-level students are &ldquo;fearing&rdquo; because of their public protests and arguments related to the war in Israel. &ldquo;[S]tudent journalists are retracting their names from published articles amid intensifying repression by the&nbsp;Trump administration&nbsp;targeting students perceived to be associated with the pro-Palestinian movement,&rdquo; it read.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s funny. I don&rsquo;t recall articles in either publication about the intimidation and fear experienced by anyone who found himself on the receiving end of the Biden administration&rsquo;s Justice Department. Merrick Garland, President Biden&rsquo;s pick to lead the agency, went on a four-year manic rampage harassing <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/10\/27\/merrick-garland-says-hell-keep-targeting-parents-even-after-school-board-group-apologized-for-its-bogus-domestic-terrorism-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concerned parents<\/a> at local school board meetings, protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/10\/06\/if-peacefully-protesting-abortion-is-criminal-but-firebombing-pregnancy-centers-is-not-there-is-no-rule-of-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">praying<\/a> in front of abortion clinics and anyone who so much as thought about attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/01\/06\/democrats-and-the-media-have-destroyed-the-real-lesson-of-jan-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 6 &ldquo;Stop the Steal&rdquo; rally<\/a> in Washington (including a former president). <\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s to say nothing of the dread and anxiety felt by unassuming, relatively apolitical conservative or Republican-voting students on university campuses for decades. They&rsquo;ve long had to self-censor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-democrats-activists-silent-on-whitehouses-white-only-club-membership\/\" title=\"Black Democrats, Activists Silent on Whitehouse\u2019s White-Only Club Membership\">avoid political controversy<\/a> out of legitimate fear that expressing themselves would affect their grades and future employment prospects and lead to social ostracism.<\/p>\n<p>My book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TQYMC5XRAHQ4&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lG_mW3Z2pIDiQF3gRouSTdOR5wZDTsZrKhi8pm9f6FjGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.mT83S3K1y24Bj-N1wdnDiw-0zWX8H91condpsqqNE0c&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=liberal+misery+eddie+scarry&amp;qid=1744391263&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C140&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a><\/em>  covers all of it.<\/p>\n<p>If the tables have turned even a single degree so that belligerent Democrats feel a fraction of the discomfort felt by everyone else until now, it&rsquo;s a glorious day in America.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             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