Military trucks carrying troops have pulled onto White House grounds

[fleur-de-lisa]

Brian Bennett ✔ @ByBrianBennett (Time Magazine)

At 5:05 pm, I counted 9 two and a half ton military trucks carrying troops in tan uniforms and helmets pull off 17th Street into the White House grounds.

4:15 PM - Jun 1, 2020

Link to tweet

[sfstaxprep]

1. They Will Kill Everyone In Order To Protect Their Cult Leader

FUCK ALL THOSE COPS PROTECTING THAT MOTHER FUCKER.

[snowybirdie]

3. Not cops

Military personnel who must obey his orders.

[Hortensis]

29. Not sure that helped, but hopefully.

[sarisataka]

32. They do not have to obey

Illegal orders

[sfstaxprep]

38. They'll Obey

They will kill the entire crowd if they have to.

[sarisataka]

44. I believe they won't

I am suspect I may have more familiarity with members of the military than you.

I am referring of course to protesters outside the grounds. If they come into WH grounds the rules change.

[Bucky]

48. They will unless someone with some stars on their shoulders intervenes

I doubt people will be rushing them White House gate. They're surrounding the campus to protest. They're not storming the Bastille

[coti]

39. Dude. Settle down. nt

[sfstaxprep]

42. It's A Posture Of War

No question.

[lindysalsagal]

58. Also the posture of someone who has lost the people's support and fears the people's wrath.

Which he certainly deserves.

[snowybirdie]

2. He's really an

afraid, scared little coward, isn't he?

[Bucky]

50. ... Bunker Boy in panic mode

[Blue_true]

52. I can't say for sure, but I doubt that the Secret Service and Park Police

would call in the military. They have plenty of resources to do crowd control.

My wag? Trump is scared shitless and is demanding a huge show of force to protect him, while he incite shit with Tweets. The SS and military can't refuse his demands.

[DesertRat]

4. This won't end well

[Blue_true]

53. I don't think that the crowd outside will try to storm the White House. nt

[DesertRat]

64. Of course not

My fear is for the peaceful protesters. I remember Kent State.

[Raven]

5. The optics of this will be terrible. He should've stayed in the bunker. n/t

[AntiFascist]

23. All the better for Democrats in the long run, I just hope there won't be any casualties n/t

[ananda]

43. This looks like a casualty-making exercise in progress to me.

nt

[0rganism]

63. i just hope there's a "long run"

right now, i wouldn't put it past Agent Orange to declare Democrats to be terrorists and have us all executed before November

[AntiFascist]

67. What would be interesting...

is if he tries to send troops to Democratic states where they aren't wanted and then conflict ensues.

[sop]

24. Yeah, nothing says corrupt, third-world dictator more than troops guarding the presidential palace.

[jls4561]

6. Were they Russian?

Did Vlad send some troops to protect his puppet fat Donnie?

[Girard442]

7. Trump's people are hosing down the scene with gasoline and praying for a spark.

[dem4decades]

8. Are they flying the Trump 2020 flag?

[Frustratedlady]

9. How many does each truck hold?

What if he calls a party and nobody comes?

[fleur-de-lisa]

13. I don't know, but here is a video:

Link to tweet

[pnwest]

17. that doesn't show them pulling into the White House....

[fleur-de-lisa]

19. The reporter from Time Magazine tweeted

that they were pulling "off 17th Street into the White House grounds."

[Hortensis]

31. "He finally got his military parade." Great!

[Frustratedlady]

36. For some reason, I'm getting a notice that the video cannot be shown.

I ran cleaners, but it still won't play. Don't know why I get that message every once in a while. Thanks, though.

[Blue_true]

55. I have the same problem, it is in and out.

I don't know what is causing it.

[leftieNanner]

10. It is my understanding that the military

cannot be used on our soil in that manner.

Am I wrong?

And in this case, does it matter?

[msongs]

27. federal property protected by fed based protection nt

[Blue_true]

56. The National Guard can. My guess is they are more National Guard troops.

Looks like the Dumpster is running shirtless scared.

[GopherGal]

61. Trigger Warning, Please!

...don't mention that ma-- er, *thing* and "shirtless" in the same sentence. Some of use are trying to eat dinner.

[Blue_true]

65. Sorry. I can have a potty-mouth.

[rzemanfl]

11. I remember in 1974 when people worried Nixon would pull shit like this.

My faith in there being an election in November is waning.

[coti]

40. There will be an election. nt

[Blue_true]

57. Just prepare yourself and family and friends to vote.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. To protect that piece of shit?

What a waste of resources...

[42bambi]

14. We don't need a video of Trump molesting America. We feel, we see, we know.

[qazplm135]

15. tan uniforms?

Pretty sure none of the current services use tan uniforms for active duty personnel.

[fleur-de-lisa]

16. Might they be National Guard?

Link to tweet

[EleanorR]

21. Military Police battalion

Link to tweet

[GusBob]

22. They are saying military police battalion?

how many men is that? and maybe they wear tan?

[LanternWaste]

45. Dependent on branch and unit type, 300-500 if at full strength

Could be lower if it's a national guard unit, and the 500# is at the high end with all slots filled.

With the amount of trucks reported, I'm guessing an under-strength company or two, meaning maybe 100 or 200 soldiers max...?

[qazplm135]

51. No

But sometimes national guard does as they get the uniforms active duty doesn't use sometimes

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

46. Maybe just one observer's view. We need pictures.

Might just be desert camouflage, mostly shades of tan.

[qazplm135]

66. yeah they werent tan

they were active duty uniforms and now we know they were from Bragg.

[Ex Lurker]

68. If they have been or likely will deploy to the middle east

They wear desert camo

[qazplm135]

69. depends

usually they wear the same OCP style uniforms, although I did hear they were considering going back to tan for desert so if they've effectuated that I don't know.

But I saw the uniforms, they were OCP, not tan.

[Solly Mack]

18. A cowardly show of strength isn't strength.

It's the coward's way.

[Blue_true]

59. Now you see why he got five deferments from Nam.

I bet that asshole is demanding that Marine One stay warmed up and ready to go at a moment's notice.

It is interesting, President Obama was at the White House with loonies armed to the teeth outside the gates, and there was no fear. But Trump has unarmed protesters making him shit his pants.

[Solly Mack]

60. Yep. I'm seething.

[TheBlackAdder]

70. He got 5 deferments because his Military School class told him they would frag his ass over there!

[Blue_true]

71. It is always the weakest people that talk the toughest.

The Draft was still active when I reached 18. I registered anyway and took my chances in the draw.

It galls me to see a person that made the choices that Trump made as a young man acting tough now.

[riversedge]

20. good lord. just go hide in your bunker you big baby

[crickets]

25. Aw, man. This is double plus ungood. ☹

[EleanorR]

26. Probably putin's idea since this something you'd normally see in Russia

[lark]

28. Holy shit, this is just freaking unbelievable.

Man on man, what have we come to, America? I so thought we were better than to elect drumpf, I keep thinking this can't get worse and yet it does! I fear for the people on the streets tonight and hope most of the assholes causing violence on purpose stay home, although I expect the opposite. I hope the innocents can stay safe and away from the nightmare I fear will be reality on the streets of DC tonight.

[Karma13612]

30. I thought they could not use

the US military inside the US!

I hope a reliable network will explain the difference, maybe thru a reputable retired military person. I know we can’t count on any active military colonels or generals since they would have their head handed to them if they came on and explained to the American people. Trump would not like it.

[sarisataka]

33. Federal property

May be guarded by Federal forces, such as active duty MPs.

Without further arrangements with the mayor of DC, they are limited to the WH grounds.

[Va Lefty]

34. Well, he finally got his military parade

[CaptYossarian]

35. He's protecting his worthless body, but not his

toxic presidency. Any violence will be the end of him and the GOP.

I'm usually not that optimistic. Today is different.

[hunter]

37. There's a bunker splattered with radioactive shit they have to protect.

A dirty job, but someone has got to do it.

[coti]

41. This is posturing.

And if anything bad comes out of it, he's just digging his own grave.

[tinrobot]

47. This is pure desperation. Keep digging, Donnie.

He's finally jumping the shark.

[LanternWaste]

49. He's showing a really weak hand and has zero room to bluff. This may be his political Waterloo

As with most idiots, he's reducing choices available to him by doing this, while simultaneously whining like a peevish little child about how unfair the system is.

He's gonna start begin hysterically wailing about being held accountable to his own words soon, and calling the reporters who do that 'stalkers' or some-such rubbish.

[Blue_true]

62. It does make him look weak.

Remember when hundreds of righties were outside the White House with guns and President Obama and the Secret Service carried on as normal. I can't see the SS going for something like this unless Trump demanded it.

[LanternWaste]

72. If nothing else, it's a fantastic series of compare-and-contrast ad spots for Biden

[Ms. Toad]

54. He's finally getting his military parade.