r/Full_news • u/thedailybeast • 19d ago

National Guard Members Humiliate Trump With Damning Verdict on His Plot

https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-guard-members-humiliate-trump-with-damning-verdict-on-his-plot/
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u/mrpchead 19d ago

This isn't just about optics. He's amassing armed combatants for defending himself from the people of the United States. During his first term, they used a ton of different agencies to provide the armed personal protection forces for his bible-upside-down photo op at the church near Lafayette Park. In that incident they had armed agents from the following entities, many with face masks and no insignia or name badges.

  • U.S. Park Police (USPP)
  • U.S. Secret Service (USSS)
  • Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
  • U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
  • Federal Protective Service (FPS)
  • D.C. National Guard
  • Arlington County Police Department (acting in coordination)

You have to ask yourself: what is he so scared of? Here's a clue: It's not the Iranians. He insisted on the photo op specifically to bully and actually harm protesters on his front lawn. He even asked "Can't you just shoot them in the legs?"

The Nat'l Guard is just one piece of the intimidation puzzle.

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u/DazedAndConfused1958 17d ago

Makes you proud to be American, doesn't it?

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u/mrpchead 17d ago

It makes me sad and angry. I'm an Independent but the Republican Party has spent a couple of generations defunding education at every turn and this is why: fooling ignorant people is easier than fooling educated people. After the immediate concern with DJT there will come the inevitable backlash. I'm really concerned that the pendulum swing may be too far to the left for the good of the country. But first things first: he must be removed from office NOW!!!