It begins with a tweet. Not from a journalist, not from an institution, but from a self-proclaimed “patriot” who calls herself Insurrection Barbie. She posts under the account @DefiantlyFree, a fixture in the right-wing echo chamber of the United States – a digital space where terms like “truth,” “patriotism,” and “freedom” have been redefined to serve as weapons against institutions, the media, and democratic processes. “Insurrection Barbie” is part of a scene of right-wing influencers who blend their political identity with the aesthetics of pop culture, self-stylization, and maximum provocation. Her pseudonym is an ironic nod to her own look – sunglasses, makeup, flowing blonde hair – but the content is anything but harmless. The name “Insurrection Barbie” is no coincidence: it is a deliberately chosen combination of pop iconography and political declaration of war – a strategic self-presentation that oscillates between hyperfeminine appearance and radical content, designed to generate attention and emotional attachment within right-wing online networks. The post Trump shares and comments on – “But he doesn’t mind criminals coming into our country. He is a disaster for the Constitution! DJT” – comes from this influencer. According to our research, she is a right-wing activist blogger and entrepreneur from Texas, active in the MAGA movement and surrounded by QAnon supporters, “Stop the Steal” activists, and anti-vaxxers. Her content is regularly peppered with buzzwords like “deep state,” “tyranny,” and “political prisoners” – and she is part of a network that systematically spreads disinformation about the US justice system, Democrats, and anyone who criticizes Donald Trump. Her posts reach hundreds of thousands daily. She is invited onto fringe podcasts, shares content from pro-Trump activists, and attacks liberal politicians head-on – and her words are amplified: by troll farms, right-wing Telegram channels, and finally, on this Sunday, by the President of the United States himself.
Her post appears harmless in tone, almost documentary. But in reality, it is a textbook example of how right-wing disinformation works: A real event – a legal lecture by Judge James E. Boasberg – is distorted, taken out of context, reframed, and turned into a weapon. What remains is a warped image designed to discredit the judiciary and feed political narratives. And then: the President of the United States shares this post. Not to inform. Not to differentiate. But to escalate. On March 23, 2025, the President of the United States is once again Donald J. Trump. Not as a shadow looming over democracy, but as its official head of state. And like a king without a crown but with all the keys to power, he sits in the Oval Office – surrounded by advisors, signal feeds, and a reality that exists only in his own reflection. On this Sunday, this President shares a screenshot. Not an official communication. Not a diplomatic note. Not a legal statement. But a post by a woman who calls herself “Insurrection Barbie” – a right-wing influencer with striking self-presentation, an audience in the hundreds of thousands, and an agenda: to undermine institutions, sow doubt, and cultivate a constant sense of emergency.
Here is the full, translated text that Donald Trump shared on Truth Social – and thus amplified: Insurrection Barbie (@DefiantlyFree). In a speech given on January 24, 2023, before law students, Judge Boasberg (who presided over many J6 cases) openly admitted that he did not believe the laws were strong enough to punish the January 6 defendants. He said: “There are still many laws to be made.” The alignment of the charges against the defendants with existing laws was a challenge, and there were no laws that explicitly stated it was a crime to storm the Capitol and interfere with the certification of the Electoral College vote after the presidential election. He also stated explicitly that people pleaded guilty to offenses that were not severe enough. For example, people pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of “parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a government building” – a law originally meant to apply to people who shout and disrupt Congress, not to the crime of storming the Capitol. He spoke openly about his bias against these defendants while addressing future lawyers. He said that people should have been treated differently – simply because it was January 6...
If you don’t want us to expose these people, then maybe they should learn to hide their bias better. Donald J. Trump himself commented on the post with the words: “But he doesn’t mind criminals coming into our country. He is a disaster for the Constitution! DJT.” Who he means is Judge James E. Boasberg, Presiding Judge of the FISA Court – an experienced jurist who also currently oversees the legally and morally contentious issue of deportation flights to El Salvador. Boasberg is facing a legal minefield: Can people be deported to countries where they face proven violence, persecution, or death – simply because political majorities want it that way? The FISA Court (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) is a secret US court that reviews surveillance requests from agencies like the FBI or NSA in matters of national security. It came under increased scrutiny after the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, as many investigations relied on information from covert surveillance. But those who spoke with students from Georgetown University who attended Boasberg’s lecture on January 24, 2023, learned: The judge’s statements were deliberately distorted. Boasberg warned that existing criminal law was not precise enough to deal with events like the Capitol assault. He did not call for leniency – but for the further development of the rule of law. “There are still many laws to be made.” Not an admission of indulgence, but the sober observation of a jurist who understands that democracy must also be reflected in legal statutes if it is to survive.
That the President of the United States takes this statement, distorts it, and publicly attacks it is more than a political maneuver. It is an act of deliberate institutional erosion. And it must be said clearly: Donald Trump does not govern within a political order, but in a state of systematized self-exaltation. Not delusion in the medical sense – but a consciously constructed web of affirmation, attack, and alienation. In his eyes, the judiciary is not independent but part of a “corrupt deep state.” Judges are not stewards but enemies. Legal proceedings against him are not the rule of law but “witch hunts.” The problem is: He believes it. And millions believe it with him. Meanwhile, others are fighting – quietly, resolutely, often under threat. Judges like Boasberg, journalists, NGOs, civil society groups, activists, and parts of the public. They fight against intimidation, against lies, against the slow erosion of truth. And they often do it alone – but their numbers are growing, in this fight to preserve democracy and to spare other countries from such a scenario. How much longer can someone like this sit in the White House, terrorizing his country and the world, without someone finally taking away the keys to power? The answer does not lie in polls. Not in the next election date. But in the question: When will we understand that democracy does not live by voting alone – but by resistance? Because Trump does not merely spread opinions. He spreads doubt, disinformation, resentment – through retweets, through symbols, through screenshots like this one. And it is not whim. It is strategy. Anyone who dismisses this as trivial has never understood the principle of propaganda.
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