Newsom should do more than that; he should order them to stand down and direct the California Bureau of Investigation, California Highway Patrol, or California State Guard to arrest any troops who fail to comply.
He wouldn’t but that would be absolutely amazing
OK, I am not very smart but all of the news coverage. I’m seeing is basically just National Guard police and riot gear stand around. I understand that there was a car that was set on fire that there were people tearing up shops and billboards, but there haven’t been any police officers sent to the emergency room. Nobody has died only 60 people have been arrested in the city of millions ?
Is Trump waving his military size penis around because he wants too?
Or was there a legit reason to send in the National Guard ?
was there a legit reason to send in the National Guard?
No. The protests were a few dozen people, but immediately ballooned more than tenfold after that announcement. I wouldn’t be surprised if the administrative costs of processing Trump’s order cost more than what damage had been done by that point.
This was just escalation: inciting further unrest to justify a crackdown.
Oh man, I was in the Army for 10 years - costs of activating and deploying reserve and non-active duty people is enormous, like the money we lost after Hurricane Katrina was like 50% of just sending in emergency people.
Saw a thing earlier today of someone taking a pot-shot at a reporter with a rubber bullet. She was no where anyone, dude just started blasting. On top of simply trying to cause problems ya can’t deny that cops also just love cruelty for the sake of it.
Is Trump waving his military size penis around because he wants too?
Yes.
This is just Trump trying to start a fight with California to bully a liberal state not interested in his agenda. He wants to rile his base against the liberals to distract from his dwindling support for the “big beautiful bill.” He wants to move conversation back on culture wars adjacent issues like immigration and protests because his economic policies are losing him support.
arrest him
Please don’t, if we make it to 2028 I don’t want him to be the nominee.
Oh I wouldn’t mind some time under an Eleni Kounalakis administration.
If he found the courage to stand up and get arrested it would be a step towards actually deserving the nom.
Maybe spending time with prisoners would give him some much-needed insight as well.
Plus I think we deserve to see our candidates without makeup and fancy hair. Come out with a buzzcut and tats… (Heehee autofill tried to make it tatas) Admit it, that’s part of why we wanted Trump The Mob Don to go to prison.