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The Weaponization of Washington: How 'Punitive Federalism' Threatens the American Republic

President Trump is wielding federal power in unprecedented ways to punish Democratic-led states by withholding congressionally approved funds and disaster aid, a strategy scholars call 'punitive federalism.' This represents a grave and deliberate assault on the foundational principles of American federalism, turning the federal government into a weapon of partisan retribution and threatening the very constitutional balance that safeguards our liberty.