Rick Wilson, former Republican strategist and co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, described President Donald Trump's stunning "new reality" in an essay Monday/
On his Substack, Wilson identified what he thinks is next for the "Trump regime" and how the United States has entered a "moment of national crisis unknown since the Civil War" following the ICE killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis last week.
"Her violent and bloody murder served a purpose: it signaled to the MAGA movement that the old rules, the sacred inheritance of the rights of every citizen to life and liberty, were officially dead. 'Cross us and die' is the new reality," Wilson wrote.
"Hers was the first death to penetrate the minds of the American people at the hands of this evil Administration, but she will sadly not be the last," he added.
Wilson also called for the disqualification of any official serving or appointed under Trump's command.
"Each of them has clearly and definitively violated their oath of office and must be barred from ever holding public office again, whether elected or in paid, unpaid, consulting, advisory, or 'special government employee' positions," Wilson wrote.
"Congress must pass a permanent ban on anyone employed in any appointed or consulting capacity in the Trump Administration from any form of Federal government contracting or consulting, and permanently deny security clearances to any officials in this category who hold or seek them," Wilson explained.
He argued for the restoration of federal institutions, including investigation and accountability for rights violations under the Trump administration — and issued a bold recommendation.
"It goes without saying that we must investigate and fire every Trump appointee, nominee, Schedule C, SES, and consultant from any Federal government position, and remove those employees who converted from an appointee to a civil service position," Wilson wrote.