Own It or Get the F* Out”**

An Open Statement to President Trump and the American People

By Jasper Blackwood

I’m not here to sugarcoat anything.

This world isn’t built for saints—and it damn sure isn’t led by them.

So stop pretending politics is a holy place. It’s not. It’s war in suits.

And like any war, you need a team made of fire, flaws, and truth.

We live in a country where courts are theater.

Where DAs lie every day and call it justice.

Where the badge is used as a shield from accountability,

And power is just a mask worn by cowards who operate in shadows.

And still—I’m not against all cops.

I’ve met honorable ones.

Men who did their job the right way.

But those same men stay silent while their brothers commit crimes in uniform.

And silence? Silence is consent.

Don’t question the loyalty of gang members

When law enforcement operates the same way:

No one speaks up. Everyone follows orders.

The difference? One’s called criminal, the other wears a medal.

I’ve seen what they call “justice.”

I’ve lived it.

I’ve been choked by someone who never identified as a cop.

I’ve defended myself against men who ambushed me and then had the nerve to charge me with assault.

I’ve seen ICE snatch people up in parking lots without a single word of due process.

And I’ve seen the state cover it all up with a headline and a handshake.

But don’t get it twisted—

I’m not for war.

I’m for truth.

And the truth is:

You don’t build a nation with just scholars and saints.

You need men who’ve seen the worst of this system,

Who clawed their way out of it,

Who still believe in protecting people

Even if they don’t say it pretty.

That’s why I respect what President Donald Trump has done.

Say what you want about the man.

He owns his flaws—he doesn’t hide them behind church doors or political smiles.

He called out the FBI.

He called out the CIA.

He called out the very machine that other presidents were too afraid to touch.

He didn’t pretend.

He showed us how deep the rot really goes.

You might not like his tone.

You might hate his past.

But if you hate him more than you hate the lies being exposed?

Then you’re part of the lie.

Politics isn’t about perfection.

It’s about action.

And if you’re getting rich while serving the people, just say that.

But don’t you dare hide your ambition behind fake virtue.

And don’t you dare call killers of women and children “heroes”

Just because they wear the right uniform.

When Obama sent troops into a house based on a guess,

And ordered the murder of everyone inside—

Men, women, babies—just to get one man?

That wasn’t justice.

That was state-sponsored slaughter.

And the only reason they didn’t bomb the whole place?

Not because it was wrong—

But because they needed “proof.”

Proof can be manipulated.

Just like courtrooms are manipulated.

Just like the media manipulates rage, race, and reason every single day.

So if you’re going to rule, rule with truth.

If you’re going to fight, fight for people—not for optics.

If you’re going to build power—own it.

Because I’m not here to serve sheep.

I’m not here to follow cowards hiding behind titles.

And I’m damn sure not here to clap for monsters who call themselves saviors.

I’m here to remind the world:

If you’re not ready to stand with the people—

Then you better get the fuck out of their way.

And Mr. Trump—if you see this, I’m not asking for favors.

I’m saying:

Let’s tell the truth loud.

Let’s expose the rot from the inside out.

Let’s stop pretending the system is righteous when it’s bleeding out on the floor.

Let the saints pray.

Let the monsters pretend.

But the rest of us?

We’re done lying.

Let’s go.

—

Jasper Blackwood

Writer. Ex-prisoner. Truth-teller. American.