Opinion: FBI raid on Trump's home a new low for Democrats

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What is happening to our country?

No matter what your political leaning or your opinion of Donald Trump, what happened on Aug. 8 should shake you to your core. The FBI raided President Trump’s private residence Mar-A-Lago.

Agents briefly presented a search warrant, and proceeded to search the property, supposedly to confiscate documents the president may have taken from the White House. I say "supposedly" because in reality this was just another political trick to destroy President Trump so that he cannot run again in 2024.

The FBI agents told the staff to turn off the cameras — but they refused. Agents then grabbed boxes and documents. They broke into his safe.

Former President Trump responded by saying this, “Nothing like this has ever happened to a president of the United States before.” He’s right. This is a tactic used by Third World dictatorships, where political enemies are routinely destroyed.

This should never happen in a free America. A Trump supporter, standing alongside others who had come to show their support for the President, told a reporter, "I come from Cuba to America. This is Cuba."

Are we really still free? That is a question every American should ask themselves, no matter how much you may hate Trump. At the highest levels, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice are thoroughly corrupt.

Secret service agents stand at the gate of Mar-a-Lago after the FBI issued warrants  Monday August 8, 2022.
Secret service agents stand at the gate of Mar-a-Lago after the FBI issued warrants Monday August 8, 2022.

I don’t know who is running our country, but I do know this: Nancy Pelosi runs the FBI and the DOJ when it comes to Donald Trump and his Republican associates and supporters. I have never in my life seen anyone so consumed with pure hatred.

Just look at how many Trump officials and supporters have been arrested.

Those of you who have been dedicated Democrats all your life must recognize that your party has changed. It is not the party of your youth, a party that fought for ordinary citizens. Not a party that incarcerates people who have committed no crime, who just want to live and die free, in America.

Can you still trust Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden to protect ordinary citizens? Can you still trust your Democratic government?

Regina Blanton is a resident of Gastonia.

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Regina Blanton: FBI raid on Trump's home a new low for Democrats