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Trump Inauguration Security Planners Brace for Wave of Protesters
The New York Slimes ^ | 12/27/2016 | Nicholas Fandos

Posted on 12/27/2016 7:02:55 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

WASHINGTON — Security surrounding the inauguration of Donald J. Trump is proving to be the most challenging in recent history, according to senior officials involved in its planning, largely because of the same forces of political rancor that shaped the race for the presidency.

On top of the daunting threats to any inaugural ceremony, the three dozen agencies responsible for security at the Jan. 20 festivities are preparing for the possibility of large numbers of protesters flooding the capital, along with what may be nearly a million supporters of Mr. Trump.

The agencies are worried about the possibility of confrontations between groups of Americans still deeply divided over the election — and at a moment when millions of people around the world will be turning their attention to Washington. At the very least, officials said, protests would put additional pressure on the region’s already-stretched security apparatus.

“To paraphrase Tolstoy: Each inauguration is risky, but each is risky in its own way,” said Michael Chertoff, who was secretary of homeland security under President George W. Bush and oversaw the department for President Obama’s first inauguration, in 2009.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: counterprotests; demonstrations; leftoids; protests; snowflakes; trumpinaugural; trumptransition; usefulidiots; usss
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1 posted on 12/27/2016 7:02:55 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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The Democrat Thug Party.


2 posted on 12/27/2016 7:03:49 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So if that crook Chertoff did it in 2009, then Jeh Johnson will oversee it in 2017?


3 posted on 12/27/2016 7:05:51 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

M134. GE brings good things to life.


4 posted on 12/27/2016 7:08:17 PM PST by GingisK
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Water cannons filled with red, white, and blue ink.


5 posted on 12/27/2016 7:08:29 PM PST by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
“To paraphrase Tolstoy: Each inauguration is risky, but each is risky in its own way,” said Michael Chertoff

Butchering Tolstoy:

"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ― Leo Tolstoy

6 posted on 12/27/2016 7:08:31 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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Ping!


7 posted on 12/27/2016 7:10:13 PM PST by sauropod (Beware the fury of a patient man. I've lost my patience!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The should be over 1 MILLION Trump supporters there . Locked & ready .If we fail to support him on this of all days it will be an extremely shameful thing . Protect our sacred national monuments from the scum as well .


8 posted on 12/27/2016 7:10:37 PM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

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A Cat D-9 with rubber tracks should do the job.
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9 posted on 12/27/2016 7:12:17 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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Get the scoops (shades of Solent Green).


10 posted on 12/27/2016 7:12:56 PM PST by JusPasenThru (SJW is the weaponization of compassion.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
“To paraphrase Tolstoy: Each inauguration is risky, but each is risky in its own way,” said Michael Chertoff, who was secretary of homeland security under President George W. Bush

Chertoff had people who'd entered this country illegally wandering around his private residence, during war time. Homeland Security BS.

11 posted on 12/27/2016 7:13:17 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A whiff of grapeshot. And then we should read them their rights, I suppose.


12 posted on 12/27/2016 7:13:32 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

soak the ground the night before


13 posted on 12/27/2016 7:16:37 PM PST by Walkingfeather
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Send in the bikers!!!


14 posted on 12/27/2016 7:17:30 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance**** BIGLY!!!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I think it’s fantastic the way Obama has finally stepped up and become the Great Uniter he always claimed to be right before his term ended. His calls for peace and unity, the way he is educating the public about the ways in which the peaceful transfer of power protects the quality for every individual on both sides of the aisle...yes...he’s certainly proving his critics wrong by standing firm in his leadership role and boldly calling for the best in people at this critical time in US history. /do I really need the sarc tag? ReallY?


15 posted on 12/27/2016 7:21:35 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And the second he’s sworn in, there will be a sea change of support for the cops when it comes to these violent criminal mobs and anarchist.


16 posted on 12/27/2016 7:23:00 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m going. I’ve got a seat so there’s no way in heck I’m going to miss this.

I don’t think DC law enforcement is going to put up with any unruly brats. If they try something with me, I’ll bash them in the face with my very large and heavy purse.


17 posted on 12/27/2016 7:25:48 PM PST by bimboeruption (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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To: ransomnote

Hmm.. there was nothing near this level of concern 2008 or 2012. Let’s see, what is different this time?


18 posted on 12/27/2016 7:26:21 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: E. Pluribus Unum


Mob Excess Deterrent Using Silent Audio
19 posted on 12/27/2016 7:29:32 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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The 2009 crowd of nearly two million people, a record, included few, if any, protesters and did not lead to a single arrest, according to Christopher T. Geldart, the director of homeland security for the District of Columbia.

That's because the criminals supported Obama.

20 posted on 12/27/2016 7:30:23 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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