It seems to me to be the perfect opportunity for Trump to barge in to Governor Newson's California to cause chaos, with the end result being to make the situation worse. All instigated by the administration by ICE agents swooping down on undocumented immigrants.
LA riots and the National Guard
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video of one police intentionally firing some type of non-lethal projectile
arubberbullet directly at an Australian reporter as she is in the middle of her report9News reporter caught in crossfire of violent protestswww.9news.com.au -
We are learning that ICE agents swarmed the Home Depot parking lot, arresting any and all, citizens and undocumented workers alike. The L.A. police force (9,000 people) was handling the demonstrations (300 people) that followed, when first the National Guard and then the US Marines were brought in by the president for no apparent reason other than a show of seemingly unlimited power and a distraction from the failed trade wars.
Update: NYT today:
Trump Calls Protesters in Los Angeles ‘Insurrectionists’
The description could become a rationale for invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act, which would give the president broad authority to use the military to deal with violence. -
Since this turd came to office he's done nothing antagonise and cause further division.
The description could become a rationale for invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act, which would give the president broad authority to use the military to deal with violence.
This is precisely what he wants. Full and absolute power. It's a disgrace.
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Uh-oh. Looks like Gavin Newsom is on the shit list now.
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This is how opposition senators are treated in the USA today.
Security drags Senator Alex Padilla out of Noem LA press briefingUS Senator Alex Padilla was put in handcuffs after interrupting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a news update on the Los Angeles ICE raids.www.bbc.com -
Only when those senators are not republicans. Then, always.