Ex-GOP operative rips into conservatives as party undergoes a dark 'lobotomy'
A former GOP operative Thursday called out Republicans for the party's complete about-face and acceptance of surveillance under the Trump administration.
Rick Wilson, the co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, questioned in his Substack why "constitutional purists" have not pushed back on ICE, its use of warrantless arrests and the "special circle of hell for the tech firms" purchasing data on Americans.
"This isn’t just about deportation. It’s about the infrastructure of control. When you build a machine that can track anyone, anywhere, at any time, without a warrant, you haven’t built a tool for immigration enforcement. You’ve built the hardware for a dictatorship," Wilson wrote. ...
Jan 29, 2026