Posted on 06/01/2020 10:28:01 AM PDT by upchuck
President Trump called U.S. governors "weak" during a Monday phone call about nationwide protests, The Associated Press reports, and his rhetoric reportedly alarmed several people on the call, with one person describing his comments as "unhinged." The call seems to indicate the president may be siding with the faction of his advisers who want him to take a "hard line" on the unrest.
The demonstrations against police brutality have taken place in several major cities over the last few days, and while most have remained peaceful, police and protesters have clashed violently on several occasions. Governors and mayors have expressed concern about the damage being done to their cities, and Trump is reportedly telling them that if they want to regain control they'll need to bring in the National Guard, arrest people, and "put them in jail for 10 years." Trump said they should take note from Washington, D.C., law enforcement which will "do something that people haven't seen before."
If the governors follow through, he said, "you'll never see this stuff again." Attorney General William Barr was also on the call, and similarly urged governors to "dominate" the streets and "go after troublemakers."
Despite Trump's projection of strength, he's mostly remained inside — including spending an hour in a bunker — tweeting since the protests began.
I strongly disagree with that last paragraph. Makes President Trump sound like a wimp.
FOAD, Big Media, as ALWAYS!
“Despite Trump’s projection of strength, he’s mostly remained inside — including spending an hour in a bunker — tweeting since the protests began.”
A snarky remark from a sniveling little punk.
The writer and his editor are a$$holes.
It was intended to. 'Oh look at the tough guy who talks so loud while he's hiding under a desk in his bunker'. Absolutely 100% the intended way to read that final line.
Tim O’Donnell - An Irish Weasel.
When it comes to blue-state governors, and their seeming inability to take action against the thugs running amok in their venues -
“But Sarge, I can’t shoot a fellow Democrat! I agree with him!”
We have FReepers who want Trump to take over the whole country and force all 50 states to be covered in armed forces.
The US government doesn’t have that ability. We don’t have that many soldiers, unless Trump invites in the world’s armies to assist.
China, anyone?
Big Media propagandizes every word against America.
As an aside, the Drudge Report looks like it’s entire editorial staff are officers in the chinese red army.
It almost seems as though Democrat officials are using these mobs to punish the voters for not embracing the surveillance society and Green New Deal.
But that would be unthinkable, right?
I strongly disagree with that last paragraph. Makes President Trump sound like a wimp.
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I don’t know. I’ve read where over 50 Secret Service Agents were wounded this weekend. In trying to defend the White House and the President.
Seems like they’re doing a piss poor job. And with the White House on Lights Out and Lockdown; maybe the President better hide.
Or get some security with balls.
What the commie left is doing is trying to egg Trump on to declaring Martial law..that if you loot, if you riot, you get shot on the spot..that is what they want..and I say lets do it..the left wants to be like Communist China, lets see how they enjoy living under the same rules as China, you riot, you loot, you get shot dead on the spot
I dont remember the left going after George W Bush for going into a bunker when 9/11 happened
I say if the left wants us to be like China, fine, lets show them what life is like in China
Time to use Napoleon Bonaparte’s “whiff of grapeshot” on the mobs.
If these groups were wearing MAGA hats these same Governors would drop the hammer like we have never seen.
No . It was the Pet Goat book that made them go nuts.
Time to activate and federalize the militias b4 it’s too late.
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