Weaponization

The Times put together a chart and accompanying summary of how a person in particular has twisted the concept of “weaponization” into a one sided prop that applies only to a few important friends — and also somehow by proxy to a legion of dispossessed. This substitutionary transaction that the country has witnessed repeatedly since 2016 still seems like a magic trick to me. The sleight of hand in it. The abrasive and blatant power grab the 1.8B fund represented. Is disgusting too strong a word? No.

NYT:

Many of the people Mr. Trump has said are victims of weaponization faced enough evidence against them that they were convicted at trial or pleaded guilty. His defenses of them, by contrast, have often relied on conspiracy theories, and some Republican officials have balked at his efforts to excuse or reward them.