Dems establish "People’s Cabinet" to oppose Trump
The Democratic Party announced on Friday the establishment of the People’s Cabinet, a shadow government that will function as a Ministry of Truth to resist President Donald Trump.
“While Donald Trump stacks his administration with out-of-touch billionaires, Fox News hosts, conspiracy theorists, and unqualified loyalists, the People’s Cabinet will provide the American people with real facts and accurate information about the devastating impact of Trump’s agenda for working families,” the party said in a statement. “The People’s Cabinet will include a wide array of national, state, and local experts on the economy, health care, working families and communities, public safety, national security, and foreign policy.”
In a video posted to X, DNC Chair Ken Martin claimed that “Americans want us to fight back against Trump’s lies.”
“[The People’s Cabinet] will be made up of experts, leaders, and everyday Americans who will share reliable and accurate information that you can use to fight back,” he said.
In its press release, the DNC said the Cabinet will speak directly with the American people to “counter the lies and disinformation from the Trump administration.”
“In order to reach the American people, the Cabinet will conduct briefings with media and coalition partners, speak directly with Americans across the country at town halls as part of the DNC’s People’s Town Hall initiative, produce digital content to reach Americans across the platforms where they get their news, engage in rapid response to counter the lies and disinformation from the Trump administration, and serve as thought leaders for the Democratic ecosystem on effective strategy and tactics in countering the worst of the Republican agenda.”
Past attempts to create a Ministry of Truth
This is not the first time the Democratic Party has tried to create a Ministry of Truth under the pretext of “countering disinformation.”
In 2022, the Biden administration announced the creation of the Disinformation Governance Board (DGB), an office that was slated to work with the Department of Homeland Security to stamp out “disinformation.” Nina Jankowicz, a “disinformation expert” who said she “shudders” at the thought of free speech, was tapped to run the DGB. The initiative was scrapped after public backlash.
Still, the government’s censorship of Americans became so pervasive that one federal judge referred to the Biden administration as an “Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth’” responsible for “the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.”
“[T]he Government has used its power to silence the opposition,” wrote US District Judge Terry Doughty in a July 4, 2023 ruling. “Opposition to COVID-19 vaccines; opposition to COVID-19 masking and lockdowns; opposition to the lab-leak theory of COVID-19; opposition to the validity of the 2020 election; opposition to President Biden’s policies; statements that the Hunter Biden laptop story was true; and opposition to policies of the government officials in power. All were suppressed. It is quite telling that each example or category of suppressed speech was conservative in nature. This targeted suppression of conservative ideas is a perfect example of viewpoint discrimination of political speech.”
Immediately after his inauguration in January, Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship” forbidding any federal employee or agency from taking any action that infringes on free speech.
