{"id":2587311,"date":"2026-04-05T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-fox-news-regular-suggests-trumps-us-is-beginning-to-mirror-north-korea\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T10:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:55:32","slug":"ex-fox-news-regular-suggests-trumps-us-is-beginning-to-mirror-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-fox-news-regular-suggests-trumps-us-is-beginning-to-mirror-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Fox News Regular Suggests Trump&#8217;s US Is Beginning to Mirror North Korea"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fex-fox-news-regular-suggests-trumps-us-is-beginning-to-mirror-north-korea%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=2587311&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>A CNN segment featured S.E. Cupp warning that the United states could be veering toward North Korea-style authoritarianism under President Trump, citing a series of symbolic and policy signals she described as \u201cnorth Korea coded\u201d and concerning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Cupp argued that elements such as a militarized government presence and Trump\u2019s imagery appearing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-deterrence-hold-against-north-korea-in-2023\/\" title=\"Will Deterrence Hold Against ... What will 2023 look like?\">official venues<\/a> (e.g., a banner of Trump at the DOJ, his signature on currency, and his name associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-profile institutions<\/a>) signal an alarming shift.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; She said the concerns were not partisan, but about the potential for a more militarized and controlled society, including mentions of street, voting, and airport militarization.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The discussion included Republican Joe borelli, who challenged the extremes of her comparison; she maintained that the comparison was valid and not partisan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece notes a debate over immigration enforcement at polling places during midterms,with White House border official Tom Homan later saying there had been no discussions with the President or DHS about ICE at polling sites.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article is attributed to the Daily caller News Foundation and republished by The Western Journal, and it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-host-point-blank-asks-hakeem-jeffries-if-shutdown-is-purely-a-negotiating-tactic\/\" title=\"CNN Host Point Blank Asks Hakeem Jeffries If Shutdown Is Purely A Negotiating Tactic\">includes standard site disclosures<\/a> and promotional content.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN political commentator S.E. Cupp appeared increasingly distressed Saturday while suggesting she believed the United States was becoming more like North Korea under President Donald Trump&rsquo;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea is one of the world&rsquo;s most repressive and reclusive countries, yet Cupp argued on CNN&rsquo;s &ldquo;Table for Five&rdquo; that America was becoming similar to it, even doubling down when former Republican New York City Councilman Joe Borelli told her she was being &ldquo;extreme.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should not want a militarized United States, with our streets militarized, our voting militarized, our airports militarized. I am so concerned about the North Korea coded stuff that is going on right now,&rdquo; Cupp said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;From [Attorney General] Pam Bondi unfurling a banner with Trump&rsquo;s face on it on the DOJ [Department of Justice] building to Trump putting his signature on our currency and his name on the Kennedy Center, to inviting only friendly media outlets who are going to say exactly what you want in Pentagon briefings. I mean, it goes on and on and on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When did we want to become North Korea? This should be unnerving, disturbing to everyone. This is not partisan. This is scary stuff,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So it can feel like a slow creep, and MAGA will justify it using Trump&rsquo;s lie about the election. But look around. Look around at your country, people. Is this what you want? You want to walk down the street and see, you know, rifles, guys with guns patrolling because for no reason at all, just to intimidate you? Is that what you want? You want to walk around and see the president&rsquo;s face on the Department of Justice, which is a separate but co-equal branch of government? It&rsquo;s bananas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ is part of the executive branch. Cupp launched her rant after being asked whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents should be present at polling locations during the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Borelli eventually pushed back on her alarmist rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s just get back down to earth. 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