Trump has repeatedly threatened to deploy the military inside major cities run by Democrats. Senior officials nationwide are preparing to defend their communities from his threats

Senior Democrats in US cities are preparing to defend their communities in the event of Donald Trump’s return to the White House after the former president has repeated threats that he would use presidential powers to seize control of major urban centers.

Trump has proposed deploying the military inside major cities largely run by Democrats to deal with protesters or to crush criminal gangs. He has threatened to dispatch large numbers of federal immigration agents to carry out mass deportations of undocumented people in so-called “sanctuary” cities.

He also aims to obliterate the progressive criminal justice policies of left-leaning prosecutors.

“In cities where there has been a complete breakdown of law and order … I will not hesitate to send in federal assets including the national guard until safety is restored,” Trump says in the campaign platform for his bid to become the 47th US president, Agenda47.

Trump provoked uproar earlier this week when he called for US armed forces to be deployed against his political rivals – “the enemy within” – on election day next month. But his plans to use national guard troops and military personnel as a means to attack those he sees as his opponents go much wider than that, spanning entire cities with Democratic leadership.

  • SupraMario@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    If I have to acknowledge everyone who self identifies as a democrat then you have to acknowledge the Republicans and pro 2A groups are terrorists who should be hunted down and renditioned.

    Lol wait wait you’re suggesting that people who own guns and are pro2a are terrorists? Lol the fuck is wrong with you.

    After all, we’re counting what every single person who self identifies with the group says right? Not their actual platform or actions?

    Lol you literally cannot fathom that there is a good chunk of the Democratic party that would ban all guns if they had the chance lol

    PS suggesting that the repubs are pro2a is hilarious.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      Oh no not at all, just that there are some. If I have to own a minority position, so do you.

      Or we could converse in good faith and look at what the policy directions actually are.

      • SupraMario@lemmy.world
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        11 days ago

        Oh no not at all, just that there are some. If I have to own a minority position, so do you.

        This is the issue, I’m not here defending the repubs, and you should know that. They’re shit for gun rights, they use it as a wedge issue to get single issue voters to vote for them. Hence why my statement that the dems should drop gun control.

        Or we could converse in good faith and look at what the policy directions actually are.

        I’ve provided you sources, would you like me to show actual laws on the books from dems in deep blue cities/states that are doing the death by 1000 cuts way? They might not be able to repeal the 2nd but they’re damn sure trying to make it impossible to own a firearm.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
          1·
          11 days ago

          Dude if you had a smoking gun we’d have seen it by now. All you have is inference and FUD.

          • SupraMario@lemmy.world
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            10 days ago

            You sound like every republican out there. “Nuh uh, that doesn’t count”… that’s what you’re doing right now. Completely downplaying that more than a 3rd of democrats want the 2nd repealed…but sure you keep thinking otherwise.