We've sued Republican presidents, we've sued Democratic presidents, we sued the Bushes, we sued Clinton, we sued Obama.

So in that respect, you know, we will sue Trump.

Post Donald Trump, I think there's a huge growth of ACLU membership.

We've crawled, droopled our numbers.

You will have to contend with the full firepower of the ACLU at your every step.

We're in for the fight of our lives.

We've never seen anything like this in our 96-year history.

It's times like this when organizations like ours are so critical.

Hello and welcome to TrumpCast, the show about the big man

getting played by Little Rocket Man, Donald Trump.

I'm Jacob Weisberg.

Today's show is about the ACLU, the American Civil Liberties Union.

I'm worried about what's happening there.

Not because of anything Donald Trump is doing directly, but in large part is a consequence of his election.

Wait, the ACLU in trouble, you say?

The organization appears to be thriving because of Trump.

It's in the forefront of fighting him on issues like the travel ban and family separation.

Donations and support are pouring in because the ACLU is in its own words,

standing up to Trump's war on equality.

But I worry that the new members and their new money may be making the ACLU more political

and less about the neutral principles embodied in the Bill of Rights.

I don't want to see the ACLU become just another anti-Trump organization,

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