An ugly incident in Idaho is likely a harbinger of things to come.
Justin Glawe at Public Notice:
As three men manhandled Teresa Borrenpohl at a Republican town hall on February 22 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Sheriff Bob Norris stood nearby, filming what was quickly becoming a violent and attention-grabbing encounter.
Norris didn’t step in to help Borrenpohl. Instead, he sided with the men — three private security guards dressed in all black with no bearings or badges — warning Borrenpohl that he would pepper spray her. (You can watch footage of the incident below. Warning — it’s disturbing.)
The day after the incident, Norris began posting to his Facebook page. With no caption, he shared a photo of a MAGA hat. The next day, he posted a photo of himself grinning with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and another photo with members of the NYPD at Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential inauguration. He also posted the results of his recent election, in which he garnered 70 percent of the vote. Finally, Norris posted a statement from a member of the Republican group that held the event from which Borrenpohl was removed.
“None of this would have happened if Borrenpohl had been respectful of others,” said Brent Regan of the Kootenai County Central Republican Committee in the post shared by Norris.
While Norris was busy posting pro-Trump material on his Facebook page, the video of the attack on Borrenpohl was going viral. Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White quickly announced that the charges against Borrenpohl — who allegedly bit one of the security guards — would be dropped.
Norris has mostly avoided speaking to the press about the incident, but a review of his online footprint shows that he is awash in far-right beliefs, Public Notice and American Doom have found. He appears to be part of a troubling wing of US law enforcement that considers itself culture warriors who bear allegiance to Trump.
In an increasingly divided nation primed for protests and other events that will inevitably involve police, this wing of law enforcement could play a pivotal role in determining the level of violence carried out on behalf of a president who has explicitly called for it.
As Trump flouts court orders, threatens Democratic officials, militarizes immigration enforcement, and threatens use of the military at protests, rightwing Americans — from members of Congress to local police — are becoming emboldened and defensive of the policies coming from the White House.
Borrenpohl is far from alone in making her voice heard at an event held by Republican elected officials. Just in the past week, citizens across the country have been showing up at town halls held by members of Congress to express their opposition to Republican policies and Trump administration actions, to the point that GOP insiders are warning elected officials to avoid such events altogether.
But rowdy voters at town halls could just be the start. As spring turns to summer and the daily onslaught of attacks on democracy continues to flow from the White House, widespread street protests — and counter-protests — are a real possibility. And it will be local law enforcement agencies bearing the brunt of the growing strife between red and blue America, with their actions becoming a test of their loyalty to the Constitution and democratic ideals over their fondness for Trump.
This Public Notice piece from Justin Glawe highlights how incidents like the manhandling of Teresa Borrenpohl by 3 private security guards could be the norm with Trump as the tyrant-in-charge.
This is the Sheriff of Kootenai County, Robert "Bob" Norris.
On February 22, 2025, Bob Norris, who was allegedly attending a Town Hall meeting while off-duty, dragged a civilian out of the hall by force for speaking out of turn.
The original video is below. Be warned, it's difficult to watch.
The woman repeatedly asked the men to identify themselves, shouting multiple times "who are you?!" none of her attackers responded.
This is disgraceful misconduct by Bob Norris. So let's make him famous.
(And if anyone can identify the speaker who refers to the woman being attacked as a "little girl" in such a condescending way, let me know his name. I'd like to make him famous too).
Idaho Governor Brad Little phone number: 208 334 2100
Local government of Kootenai County:
Here you can find the list and contact details for elected officials of Kootenai Coutny.
McLaren driver Lando Norris has confirmed during a live stream that his name, despite being spelled and pronounced “Lando” is actually pronounced “Bob”, oighfhfkgg understands.
“It’s like that woman from Keeping Up Appearances. Her name was spelt “Bucket”, but it was pronounced “Bouquet”. Same thing here. Call me Lando, pronounced Bob. The name’s Norris. Bob Norris!” confirmed the rookie.
Embryo lookalike Max Verstappen was also on the scene when Lando made the shock revelation.
“I was doing my best Kimi impression, not saying anything at all, and then I hear him call himself Bob. Even I didn’t see that plot twist coming!”
This means that both McLaren drivers have changed their names, after Carlos Sainz’s engineer revealed that the Spaniard had changed his name to Darren in a radio message during practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.
