Trump told a Catholic network today he'll sign an EO forcing cities to guard their statues

[highplainsdem]

Found this thanks to a tweet from a RW Catholic journalist:

Link to tweet

.@realDonaldTrump will be signing an EO that will make all cities have armed guards around all statues.

His tweet links to an article at Catholicnewsagency.com, but the article doesn't quote Trump saying specifically "armed guards" and it's quoting only bits of an interview Trump did for Catholic TV network EWTN, which won't be airing till later tonight.

I don't think Trump has the authority to do this, anyway. Typical bluster from that sociopath...

[SlogginThroughIt]

1. Hmmm shouldn't the market protect them?

If people don’t want to destroy them then they won’t right?

[elleng]

2. Wassup, these all Catholic statues???

[highplainsdem]

6. There was one statue of a Catholic saint. And Trump is pandering to a RW Catholic audience.

https://abc7.com/society/demonstrators-topple-statue-of-junipero-serra-in-dtla/6258309/

[Nevilledog]

3. States' response: Fuck you.

Cuz, you know, statue protection is top of the list of our daily worries right now.

[Generic Brad]

4. Rocks and cloth need protection

But people are disposable. His priorities are clear.

[Under The Radar]

5. He has no authority in cities and states. Hasn't he learned anything

from the rebuke of his threats to governors over COVID and protest?

[UTUSN]

7. *Nobody* expects the Spanish Inquisition

********QUOTE****The Inquisition, what a show
The Inquisition, here we go
We know you're wishing
That we'd go away
But the Inquisition's here and it's here to stay

*******UNQUOTE**********

[SharonClark]

8. There's a difference between statues on public property

and statues on private property. No one should destroy statutes on private property and church property would be private property.

[area51]

9. Govt. overreach

Where's the hue and cry among republinazis regarding "big government"?

[roamer65]

10. That EO will be ignored.

[jmowreader]

11. And how, pray tell,

will cash-strapped cities afford to hire armed guards to watch all the statues?

[yonder]

12. tRump's grasping at straws. Not a chance this will get anywhere.