In a surprise address to the nation, US President Trump announced he was deploying the military to stop the unrest in Washington, DC and said he would intervene anywhere local authorities fail to restore order after days of riots.
Trump appeared in the White House Rose Garden around 6:30 pm on Monday, declaring that the US has been gripped by “domestic terror” of “professional anarchists and violent mobs” who drowned out the “righteous cries of peaceful protests” over the death of George Floyd, an African-American man killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota last Monday. Also on rt.com Roll in the tanks? WATCH National Guard hit streets in DC amid reports Trump considering more active-duty troops to quell unrest
All of the country was justly outraged by Floyd’s “brutal” death, Trump said, but the protests since then have turned to violence. In Washington, DC alone, he said, the rioters vandalized the Lincoln Memorial and the WWII monument, and set ablaze a historic church near the White House.
“These are not acts of peaceful protest, these are acts of domestic terror,” he said.
Pledging to end the “riots and lawlessness” immediately, Trump said he “strongly recommended” to every state governor to deploy the National Guard in sufficient numbers to “dominate” the streets and shut down riots.
If they fail to do so, he added, “I will deploy the US military and quickly solve the problem for them.”
He also revealed that the “heavily armed” US troops have already been dispatched to the streets of Washington, DC to “stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and wanton destruction of property.”
Organizers of the “terror,” which he described as “Antifa and others,” will face severe criminal penalties, including prison terms.
Right before he appeared, loud explosions could be heard near the White House. A feed from the protest outside showed mounted police dispersing masked demonstrators, as flash-bang grenades and tear gas went off.
Though the officers caught on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck until he died were quickly fired, and one of them was charged with murder, protests over the incident escalated into riots in Minneapolis last Wednesday. They then spread to nearby St. Paul and then to 75 other major cities across the US over the weekend.
#1: Deckard To: Liberator, Stoner, sneakypete, A K A Stone, misterwhite, Gatlin (#0)
National Guard, Now Authorized to Use Live Ammo, Flood America’s Streets
Deckard posted on 2020-06-01 23:25:34 Reply Private Reply
#2: Fred Mertz To: Deckard (#1)
I think we have them outnumbered.
We'll see how this plays out. Wanton violence and looting won't be tolerated.
Fred Mertz posted on 2020-06-01 23:51:47 Reply Private Reply
#3: A K A Stone To: Deckard (#1)
A K A Stone posted on 2020-06-02 00:41:57 Reply Private Reply
#4: Deckard To: A K A Stone (#3)
This is a precursor to martial LAW.
Deckard posted on 2020-06-02 00:49:15 Reply Private Reply
#5: Deckard To: A K A Stone, Liberator, Stoner, sneakypete, misterwhite, Gatlin (#4)
(Martial Law) “Light Em Up!” Minneapolis PD and National Guard Do A Street Sweep During Curfew
Deckard posted on 2020-06-02 01:00:29 Reply Private Reply
#6: Fred Mertz To: A K A Stone (#3)
I haven't seen you lately.
Fred Mertz posted on 2020-06-02 01:26:07 Reply Private Reply
#7: Fred Mertz To: A K A Stone (#3)
Fred Mertz posted on 2020-06-02 01:27:01 Reply Private Reply
#8: Deckard To: Fred Mertz (#7)
LOL sure I am. Quit being a tattle tale - Pebbles already has me on his shit list.
Deckard posted on 2020-06-02 01:35:33 Reply Private Reply
#9: Fred Mertz To: Deckard (#8)
Fred Mertz posted on 2020-06-02 01:54:40 Reply Private Reply
#10: misterwhite To: Fred Mertz (#7)
Yep. So he can complain about martial law.
misterwhite posted on 2020-06-02 09:47:36 Reply Private Reply
#11: WWG1WWA To: misterwhite (#10)
WWG1WWA posted on 2020-06-03 06:23:31 Reply Private Reply
#12: sneakypete To: A K A Stone (#3)
Only if you think turning American into a fascist police state would be just peachy-keen.
sneakypete posted on 2020-06-03 10:37:45 Reply Private Reply
#13: sneakypete To: Fred Mertz (#7)
Fish gotta swim,birds gotta fly......
sneakypete posted on 2020-06-03 10:38:48 Reply Private Reply
#14: sneakypete To: misterwhite, Fred Mertz (#10)
LOL! That is one of the funnies,AND the truest,things I have read in a while.
Thank you for the genuine laugh!
sneakypete posted on 2020-06-03 10:40:28 Reply Private Reply
#15: A K A Stone To: sneakypete (#12)
Killing murderers, looters isn't a fascist police state. Fascist has to do with the government and private enterprises.
A K A Stone posted on 2020-06-04 08:18:04 Reply Private Reply
#16: sneakypete To: A K A Stone (#15)
Depends on how it is done.
Fascist has to do with the government and private enterprises.
Fascists are people,individual citizens,who create Fascist police states out of fear and/or greed for wealth,position,or power.
Think "Mob Rule with an appointed leader".
sneakypete posted on 2020-06-04 10:59:08 Reply Private Reply