I don't think it's an accurate characterization. Trump has greatly reduced the federal workforce. And during the government shutdown, he has been cutting the workforce even more.

Yes, there has been increased law enforcement, but this has mostly been done without massive hiring. In part, it has been done by mobilizing state national guard troops to assist. Overall, the State has been shrinking during this Trump term.

The conservative view of law enforcement seems contradictory on the surface. I am referring to American conservatives, mostly. Yes, we want less government interference. But we don't want less law enforcement. These might seem at odds. But there is a subtlety to it. We expect people to follow the law. And those who break the law should suffer the consequences. But this doesn't just apply to citizens. We also have that expectation of government. Once government starts crossing the line, conservatives are intolerant of that too.

How do we know when government is crossing the line? We have the US Constitution, which partly describes what the government is allowed to do, and also describes what the government is prohibited from doing. We have absolutes by which we can measure what government does. So far, Trump has been coloring inside the lines. The minute he starts to move outside his bounds, he loses our support. So far, he has been winning by using the laws that are in place, some of which have not been used in some time. And when challenged in court, which has been frequent, he has won.