Portland: What if Trump/Barr/Wolf own it and double down?

[NCDem47]

Last edited Fri Jul 17, 2020, 03:33 PM - Edit history (1)

This operation totally fits Trump's "law and order" narrative. Big red meat to the base. We (Democrats/liberals) starting raising heck about the shadowy force and now this opens a national platform for them (Republicans/conservatives) to dominate messaging.

Trump or Barr could always say "Liberal anarchists were overtaking Portland. We had to do something. Our show of prescence will remain in Portland and I'll do the same in any city that I see that has the same problem." Totally own it and don't apologize for their tactics, twisting themselves in pretzels with legal justification.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Get it out in open. Make it blow up in their hands. Lance the authoritarian boil by blowing it up.nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. They are hoping to provoke a reaction: riots & fires & vandalism & looting etc. Then they'll

Then they'll say they are saving the suburbs and will keep upping the ante in force.

All unnecessary except for tRump's ego re-election and Putin's long game.

[Odoreida]

5. A bit late for that, no? n/t

[mnmoderatedem]

3. not sure if it's "if" but "when" once this gets more pub

and why wouldn't they double down? It will endear them to the trumpanzees even more, and won't move the needle much. Nothing ever really does.

[NCDem47]

4. Well, looks like I was late to this party.

Wolf doing exactly was predicted and others calling out Trump for creating theatre

[HotTeaBag]

6. Trump will cave - he always, always, always does.

He will talk tough on Monday, do something stupid on Tuesday morning, get called on it Tuesday afternoon and back off Tuesday night.

Then talk tough on Wednesday...

[pwb]

7. The law is for thee not for me, right Trump?

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[Initech]

8. They absolutely would. They are some truly evil motherfuckers.

[Arazi]

9. They are owning it, and they are doubling down

From this morning :

Link to tweet

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[Midnight Writer]

10. I hope thirty years from now we are not finding graveyards of "the disappeared".