Wielding Power and Violence: MAGAReport 10/8/25
MAGA supporters want the military to punish Trump's domestic enemies
There has been an evolution on the hard-core MAGA forums in the last few months. As Trump has pushed ahead with his agenda, the followers have embraced the power of the state being used against Trump’s enemies. They have talked for years about how much they want the military to take out anyone that they consider an opponent of Trump and the MAGA movement, and now they feel like they are getting that.
So many of the discussions on the forums lately are basically a complaint about someone who doesn’t support Trump followed by a chorus of statements about how they should be punished. These MAGA supporters are reveling in the prospect of arresting or killing anyone who so much as says something critical of the President.
There are some examples of their comments below. (NB: There’s some fairly racist and sexist content mixed in)
Ultimately, if things continue down the current militarized path in U.S. cities, Trump will be cheered on by his base to escalate beyond the bounds of the law. MAGA supporters will be happy to see the National Guard shoot peaceful protesters and they will celebrate comedians and commentators being arrested for criticizing Trump. They see this as fair retribution for the oppression they believe they suffered, including protective covid measures (though these almost all happened with Trump in office), January 6 prosecutions, and the investigations and legal troubles that Trump faced from 2021-2025.
Example Comments
On a piece about Jon Stewart calling out ICE in a segment on the Daily Show:
Arrest Jon Stewart
I hope Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz doesn’t get zip-tied and thrown on linoleum.
Detain the fuck outta him
His nose can absorb it
On an ICE-detained man begging Kristi Noem to let him go:
clown...talking to the woman because it knows that women are more likely to let them in.. weird fucker
Call it weird but I think it’s smart; as smart as he can play his cards in that situation. Women are too emotional.
He must have missed the part in her book where she put her own dog down for being useless (and dangerous). This guy is even more so.
Subhuman
On a ragebait article claiming some vandalized a “Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway” sign in Utah (this didn’t happen - the image in the article was photoshopped)
Install guards, shoot on site.
Next sign, they should wire it to the electric fence that is right there. Pay the farmer to maintain the fence and buy the latest greatest Jurassic park power supply.
Why wouldn’t you just watch it since you know terrorists can’t resist defacing it? You’d easily remove several criminals from society.
