‘This is coming’: Former GOP insider flags ‘two words that will break America’ under Trump
A former Republican insider has issued a stark and urgent warning about the direction the United States could take under Donald Trump’s leadership, suggesting that just two words could spell the nation’s undoing. Steve Schmidt, once a senior strategist for President George W. Bush’s campaign and a founding member of the Lincoln Project, has been sounding alarms about the growing threat he sees emerging from within the country — not from foreign adversaries, but from its own leadership.
In a recent essay, Schmidt pointed to Fox News personality Pete Hegseth as a figure helping to lay the groundwork for what he described as a future “coup.” Building on that concern, Schmidt released a follow-up piece titled The domestic enemies of the US Constitution, in which he paints a dire picture of what may be coming — a violent crackdown on American citizens orchestrated by a militarized government, fueled by authoritarian impulses.
He accuses Trump of actively provoking such a scenario, citing the former president’s rhetoric around the city of Portland, Oregon. According to Schmidt, Trump has threatened to unleash military force on American civilians, suggesting a willingness to issue illegal orders that could lead to bloodshed on U.S. soil. Schmidt characterizes these threats as not just political bluster, but as a real warning of what could happen if Trump and those aligned with him regain full control of the government.
Describing Trump’s language and intentions, Schmidt does not mince words. He quotes Trump’s declaration of “Full Force” authorization and interprets it as a signal — not just to law enforcement or the military, but to a movement. He warns that these are not idle threats but the seeds of something far more sinister: the normalization of violence as a tool of political control, where military personnel could be ordered to fire upon their own countrymen.
Schmidt argues that under a Trump regime, military leaders and service members could soon face unlawful commands — pushed down from a “corrupt, un-American and psychologically-addled civilian chain of command” — to treat fellow Americans as enemies of the state. The implication is clear: Trump and his allies, Schmidt claims, are laying the ideological and institutional groundwork for authoritarian rule, complete with domestic military action.
Reflecting on the current state of American politics, Schmidt laments the “contamination” he believes Trump has injected into society. He paints a bleak image of a nation seduced by extremism and paralyzed by fear, where many citizens cheer on their own oppression, convinced it’s patriotism.
The heart of his warning comes down to two simple yet chilling words: open fire. Schmidt believes these words will mark a historical turning point — the moment America crosses a line it may never recover from. He argues that those words, when they come, will be remembered as a national disgrace, and the chain of command that delivers them — from Trump to Hegseth and beyond — will bear responsibility for the violence that follows.
According to Schmidt, what may soon unfold isn’t theoretical. He insists it’s already being set in motion, and the consequences will reverberate for generations.
