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[Monty]

I got carried away with posting updates on even this issue in the other thread. Me culpa. Here’s a complete quote of my post from this morning in that thread about the miltiary occupation of the capital city.

@Monty

The felon has already started the Second Civil War. The next battlefield is Baltimore.

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to send the military into Baltimore to “quickly clean up” crime.

“But if Wes Moore needs help, like Gavin Newscum did in L.A., I will send in the ‘troops,’ which is being done in nearby DC, and quickly clean up the Crime,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, referring to the Democratic governors of Maryland and California and using a derogatory nickname for Gavin Newsom.

Trump’s comments are the latest in a line of threats to replicate the D.C. deployment in cities across the country after hundreds of National Guard troops were brought to D.C. in what he’s described as an effort to fight crime, though critics have painted the move as an overreach for political purposes.

Reached for comment, Moore said in a statement that Trump “would rather attack his country’s largest cities from behind a desk than walk the streets with the people he represents.”

“The President should join us in Baltimore because the blissful ignorance, tropes, and the 1980s scare tactics benefit no one,” Moore continued. “We need leaders who are there helping the people who are actually on the ground doing the work.”

Trump’s push to deploy National Guard troops to cities like D.C. is a significant departure from how presidents typically deploy the Guard, which is usually used to respond to situations like natural disasters and civil unrest.

There. I’ve called it what it is. The felon is waging war on America.

He’s already armed his troops occupying DC.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary.

A Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly said some units on certain missions would be armed — some with handguns and others with rifles. The spokesperson said that all units with firearms have been trained and are operating under strict rules for use of force.

An Associated Press photographer on Sunday saw members of the South Carolina National Guard outside Union Station with holstered handguns.

A statement from the joint task force that has taken over policing in the nation’s capital said units began carrying their service weapons on Sunday and that the military’s rules say force should be used “only as a last resort and solely in response to an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm.” It said the force is committed to protecting “the safety and wellbeing” of Washington’s residents.

The defense official who spoke to The Associated Press said only troops on certain missions would carry guns, and that would include those patrolling to establish a law enforcement presence throughout the capital. Those working in transportation or administration would likely remain unarmed.

Likely, huh? Why do I not feel all warm and fuzzy about that?

And a further update for this thread (the proper place).

And, evidently, Chicago is also going to be another battlefield in the Second Civil War.

The Trump administration has been planning for weeks to send the National Guard to Chicago, two officials told CNN, as President Donald Trump looks to expand his anti-crime agenda and crackdown on immigration in major cities across the United States.

It is not yet clear how many troops would be sent to Chicago, or when those deployments would start.

Trump seemed to preview those plans in the Oval Office on Friday, saying, “I think Chicago will be our next, and then we’ll help with New York.”

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, said Friday that the city has not heard from the White House about the deployment or any increased law enforcement presence, adding that such a move would be “uncalled for” and “unlawful.”

“There are many things the federal government could do to help us reduce crime and violence in Chicago, but sending in the military is not one of them,” Johnson said in a statement.

Johnson told MSNBC on Sunday the city would take legal action if Trump sent troops into the city, adding that “the people of this city are accustomed to rising up against tyranny.”

“What he is proposing at this point would be the most flagrant violation of our Constitution in the 21st century. The city of Chicago does not need a military occupation,” Johnson said. “That’s not what we need. In fact, we’ve been very clear about what we need. We need to invest in people to ensure that we can build safe and affordable communities.”

Washington DC, Baltimore, Chicago, New York. I don’t think it’s the crime statistics driving this inane battle strategy.