Donald Trump suggested he would enact a similar federalization of law enforcement in major cities including New York, LA and Chicago if they didn’t “self-clean-up” problems of crime and homelessness.
“We’re going to have a tremendous success of what we’re doing,” he said.
“Other cities are hopefully watching this. They’re all watching just like everyone’s watching here, they’re all watching, and maybe they’ll self clean up.”
“We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital,” he posted. “The Criminals, you don’t have to move out. We’re going to put you in jail where you belong.”
It has also been reported that the president is sending in 120 FBI agents on overnight shifts to help local law enforcement battle crime in the district.
Hey, FBI Agents. You swore to support and defend the Constitution. This isn’t it.
“crime and homelessness” as a reason to deploy the military in those cities is the same as “fentanyl” for imposing tariffs on Canada.
Don’t waste your time on trying to make sense of the pretext. He just wants to deploy the military in those cities and will do it even if crime and homelessness magically went down to zero overnight.
He did also say he’s going to round up all the homeless people and put them in camps. So there’s that.
They already put the executive order through to allow them to round up anyone unhoused and put them in concentration camps. We’re nearing the end game now.
If it wasn’t clear, this is not a response to crime levels.
He is dismissing reality to create his own narrative in order to create a show of force in DC. There is nothing that can be done, in the cities he is threatening, that will stop him from doing the same, and probably worse, there.
Speculation time:
Worse being, potentially accusing city leadership of corruption, with no evidence, in order to install loyalists or politicans who bend the knee.
Any backlash can be combatted by the occupying force he brings in and broadcast as evidence of a “crime wave”.
This is an actual takeover guys, we’re in it now.
FYI - He tried this in Portland last time:
Bonus: The guy in charge of it, Chad Wolf (not making that up) had been illegally appointed and had no authority:
https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/dont-shoot-portland-v-wolf/
The Handmaid’s Tale is coming true.
First of all…he has no authority to “federalize” cities in other States. DC is different, in that it actually belongs to the Federal government already. Any attempt by the Federal government to take over State territory by force, would constitute the engagement of civil war. This is literally what the 2nd amendment was intended for.
General strikes. That’s the only way this is going to end.
I’m starting to think maybe putting a demented rapist in charge was a bad thing.
He’s gonna need a lot more gestapo than he’s got now if he wants to do that.
They’re hiring any neo Nazi with a pulse
Conservatives love it when felon rapist pedophiles threaten American citizens.
It’s almost like they’re traitors. All of them.
Is this the metaphorical Fort Sumter that kicks off the hard declaration of sides, leading to civil war? Kinda feels like it’s going that direction, one spark away from igniting.
I would have thought invading LA was it but I was wrong so 🫠
I agree let’s start fighting crime by arresting the felon pedo in chief
I’m tired, boss
If law is sanctuary status. How? That specifically says he cannot.
