Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in office have been an unmitigated disaster. And I’m not the only one saying it. In a powerful and sobering interview on the MeidasTouch Network, I sat down with Democratic Congressman Jason Crow of Colorado’s 6th District. He’s a former Army Ranger, Bronze Star recipient, attorney, and impeachment manager. And believe me, he didn’t mince words.
Congressman Crow began by reacting to the stunning rebuke Trump just received from a judge Trump himself appointed. Judge Rodriguez ruled that Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants was patently unlawful—a desperate, dangerous move meant to bypass due process and instill fear. “It’s a no-brainer,” Crow said. “Kidnapping people off the streets? Rounding people up without due process? That’s not who we are.”
We dove into the broader picture of how Trump is trying to govern through chaos, corruption, and cruelty. Crow’s warning was stark: we’re watching the corrosion of the very institutions that hold our democracy together. Trump talks like a warlord, not a president—pounding his chest, making reckless threats, and invoking military power like it’s a reality TV gimmick. As Crow pointed out, it’s not people like Trump who bleed when the wars he fantasizes about become real. It’s people like Crow and the working-class Americans he served with.
And then there’s the economy. Trump’s reckless trade wars are crushing working families—up to $5,000 in added costs per household while healthcare is under threat, Medicaid hangs in the balance, and Trump’s cronies rake in profits from crypto scams and foreign real estate deals. “Zero deals for the country. Ninety deals for Trump’s wallet,” I said. Crow agreed, calling the corruption physically sickening.
As someone who’s led troops, Crow talked about real leadership—how the commander jumps out of the plane first, how the soldiers eat before the officers, how leaders are accountable. In Trump’s administration, he said, it’s the opposite. Accountability disappears the higher up you go.
Congressman Crow’s final warning? We cannot normalize this. Trump and his cronies are banking on apathy—on exhausting the American people with so much corruption, we stop caring. But as Crow put it, “That’s how democracies die.” The only answer is to stay loud, stay active, and stay in the fight.
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