Trump ordered military aircraft to fly above demonstrators Monday night as a "show of force"

[bigtree]

Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett 38m
AP: Trump ordered military aircraft to fly above the nation’s capital Monday night as a "show of force" against demonstrators. Show-of-force missions are designed to intimidate and, in combat zones, warn opposing forces of potential military action if provoked.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[doc03]

1. What is that moron going to do bomb protesters? nt

[Turbineguy]

2. The bully's ultimate tool.

The misuse of the US Military might.

What a weak little man.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Oh, FFS. Are the protesters supposed to be afraid

that the planes will strafe them or drop bombs on them? Fat Nixon is just wagging his tiny weenie at them and nobody is impressed.

[madinmaryland]

4. What a fucking coward! nt

[smirkymonkey]

16. He's been waiting for this moment for the past four years.

He's in his glory. Cowardly little man gets the big bad military to prop up his flaccid little ego.

How pathetic!

[gratuitous]

5. He's big and bad and scary!

People see through you, Needy Amin.

[mn9driver]

6. The armed individuals further down look like mercs.

I am guessing that Eric Prince is deploying them under whatever alias Blackwater is using these days.

[bigtree]

8. there's DEA, ICE, CBP, SS, FBI

...looks like every govt. resourse available trump could encircle himself with.

[gopiscrap]

12. add DC metro police, National Park Police, DC transit cops

[StarryNite]

7. It didn't appear to work.

Mission NOT accomplished. People just pulled out their phones and took video of the spectacle.

[Bev54]

11. Yes I chuckled at that

Nobody moved at all just took pictures.

[Newest Reality]

9. That also...

That also exposed civilians to potential bodily harm. A chopper that big can snap trees and whip debris around as projectiles.

[trof]

10. Aw HELL yes! Call out the D.C. Air National Guard.

Strafe Lafayette park with F-16s.
That'll git 'em.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. It didn't work. NT

[yellowcanine]

14. Unlawful order. Pilots should have refused.

Trump has no authority to deploy military aircraft as a show of force against U.S. residents. Another impeachable offense.

[SWBTATTReg]

19. Exactly!

[Mr. Ected]

15. Something tells me we need to remember this if Trump refuses to leave the White House in Jan. 2021

Only for show, as he will no longer have control of our military. But does he know that? Will anyone in the Republican Party remember that when Dummy Tramp goes all Mussolini on us?

[nsd]

17. The helicopter in the clip is a medevac helicopter.

You can see the red cross on the side. It's used to evacuate people for medical care. I don't think it's there to intimidate.

[bigtree]

20. that's just it, they're medical copters being used to harrass protesters

...here:

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[C_U_L8R]

18. Helicopters and bayonets... enough of this shit.

Military, you know what needs to be done.
Protect the Constitution and the American people.
Isn't it about time for a fucking coup?
Your people are being harmed.