Trump Deploys Marines to a “Manufactured Crisis,” Defense Official Says
Trump Deploys Marines to a “Manufactured Crisis,” Defense Official Says
A defense official told The Intercept that Trump’s move to use Marines to stifle anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles is a “provocation.”
Any day now, they will be mowing down protesters. Frank Freeway and Susie Soccermom will turn on the latest Kardashian news.
I hope you ate wrong but sooner or later Trump will make anyone not kissing his orange ass a enemy of the state. Thats why he is calling for Newsime to be arrested, to exercise his authority over his enemies
Goodness...
Experts question the legality of the (something the US government does)
Such a small sentence. We hear it so often these days yet not enough people stop to think what it really means.
It almost goes without saying, but I'll quote it nevertheless:
it is unclear under what authority Trump and the Defense Department did so
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The Posse Comitatus Act bars federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement.
And this:
“Military presence is not needed. The state is already working with local partners to surge 800+ additional state and local law enforcement officers into Los Angeles to clean up President Trump’s mess,” Tara Gallegos, a spokesperson for Newsom, told The Intercept by email.
Though I'm sure many frame it as California government "being on the rioters side"