{"id":2471071,"date":"2025-08-05T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-says-u-s-is-under-consolidating-dictatorship\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T13:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:43:59","slug":"rachel-maddow-says-u-s-is-under-consolidating-dictatorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-says-u-s-is-under-consolidating-dictatorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Maddow says U.S. is under \u2018consolidating dictatorship\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Frachel-maddow-says-u-s-is-under-consolidating-dictatorship%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=2471071&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>MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow claimed that the United States is becoming a &#8220;consolidating dictatorship,&#8221; citing actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-cpb-head-slams-bidens-new-guidelines-on-ice-arrests\/\" title=\"Fmr CPB head slams Biden\u2019s new guidelines on ... ...\">arresting illegal immigrants<\/a> as evidence. On her show,Maddow described the country under President donald Trump&#8217;s potential second term as being controlled by an authoritarian leader and likened ICE to a secret police force operating with little accountability. She criticized ICE for forcibly arresting people, frequently enough without charges.<\/p>\n<p>However, government data shared with the washington Examiner indicates that ICE primarily arrests illegal immigrants with pending criminal charges or prior convictions, making up about 66-67% of the arrests. As january, ICE has taken nearly 150,000 people into federal custody, with around 100,000 having criminal involvement.Public support for ICE remains strong,with conservative commentator Dinesh D&#8217;Souza rebutting Maddow by expressing approval of the agency&#8217;s actions and dismissing the dictatorship claims. A Rasmussen poll also found that 83% of likely voters view <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-tester-is-co-sponsoring-the-laken-riley-act-after-he-voted-against-it\/\" title=\"Jon Tester is now supporting the Laken Riley Act, previously opposing it\">deporting criminal illegal immigrants<\/a> as meaningful.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rachel Maddow says U.S. is under &lsquo;consolidating dictatorship&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2195487\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>MSNBC anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3090704\/rachel-maddow-j-d-vance-fan-fiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rachel Maddow<\/a> tried to make the case that the United States is a &ldquo;dictatorship&rdquo; because Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are arresting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3489064\/who-is-ice-arresting-data-66-percent-illegal-immigrants-criminals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Maddow opened <em>the Rachel Maddow Show <\/em>saying, &ldquo;the thing we were all warning about for the last few years &hellip; is here&rdquo; &ndash; President Donald Trump in office a second time. The anchor tried to describe how life is &ldquo;profoundly changing&rdquo; in the U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3490744\/american-eagle-stock-soars-23-after-trump-praises-sydney-sweeney-ad\/\">American Eagle stock soars 23% after Trump praises Sydney Sweeney ad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3489398\/navy-veteran-b-taylor-music-video-we-are-one\/\">Navy veteran releases music video to honor those who have served: &#8220;We Are One&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3488699\/greg-gutfeld-fires-back-eric-swalwell-bench-press-challenge\/\">Greg Gutfeld fires back at Swalwell&#8217;s bench press challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;[Life is] profoundly different than it was even six months ago, because we do now live in a country that has an authoritarian leader in charge,&rdquo; Maddow said. &ldquo;We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country. And it sounds melodramatic to say it, I know, but just go with that for a minute, right?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3064180&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=06de18ed4acc705221ec1ccf12183fdf\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Think in melodramatic terms. Think in cinematic terms. Imagine the cartoon-level caricature of what you think a dictatorship looks like,&rdquo; Maddow added. &ldquo;I mean, it&rsquo;s secret police, right? A massive, anonymous, unbadged, literally masked, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >totally unaccountable internal police force<\/a> that apparently has infinite funding but no identifiable leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Maddow described this &ldquo;secret police,&rdquo; her program aired photos and video clips of ICE agents and officers on the job. Maddow blasted the agency for &ldquo;breaking people&rsquo;s car windows and snatching people off the streets and at church parking lots and courtroom hallways and taking them away with no charges.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, these arrests are mostly focused on immigrants who already have outstanding charges against them or criminal convictions. According to internal government data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3489064\/who-is-ice-arresting-data-66-percent-illegal-immigrants-criminals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shared with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>ICE is still apprehending primarily criminals.<\/p>\n<p>ICE has brought nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3487751\/ice-arrests-150000-illegal-immigrants-since-january-trump-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">150,000<\/a> people into federal custody since January. Those with either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/criminals-not-noncriminals-remain-ices-top-target-data-show-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Criminals not noncriminals remain ...&#039;s top target, data ... - Washington Examiner\">pending criminal charges filed<\/a> against them or who had been previously convicted of a crime, made up 100,000 of the arrestees, according to ICE. About 67% of illegal immigrants arrested had a criminal charge pending or had been convicted.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, ICE&rsquo;s efforts still boast strong approval ratings. Conservative political commentator Dinesh D&rsquo;Souza responded to Maddow&rsquo;s monologue on X to voice his own approval of ICE.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/3200240\/donald-trump-wont-become-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NO, TRUMP WON&rsquo;T BECOME A DICTATOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If this is [a] dictatorship, let&rsquo;s have more of it. Of course it&rsquo;s not,&rdquo; D&rsquo;Souza wrote. &ldquo;Rather, the Left is furious, and alarmed, that its thugs are no longer in charge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If this is dictatorship, let&rsquo;s have more of it.  <\/p>\n<p>Of course it&rsquo;s not. <\/p>\n<p>Rather, the Left is furious, and alarmed, that its thugs are no longer in charge. <\/p>\n<p>Now, they fear, the cops might arrive with warrants and handcuffs. <\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s their definition of &ldquo;dictatorship.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A8KLUH7HRU\">https:\/\/t.co\/A8KLUH7HRU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dinesh D&#8217;Souza (@DineshDSouza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DineshDSouza\/status\/1952726053463466404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3452439\/illegal-immigration-trump-deportation-rasmussen-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Rasmussen Reports<\/em> poll<\/a> from June, 83% of likely voters said they believe deporting criminal illegal immigrants is important.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2195487\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2195487\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Maddow claims U.S. is becoming a &#8216;consolidating dictatorship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2471072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24176034285039-scaled-1024x657.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[54226,60677,32171,40573,35343],"class_list":["post-2471071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-authoritarianism-2","tag-consolidating-dictatorship","tag-political-commentary","tag-rachel-maddow","tag-u-s-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24176034285039-scaled-1024x657.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471071"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2471075,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471071\/revisions\/2471075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2471072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}