Trump Threatens to Deploy 75K Federal Officers to U.S. Cities Against Will of Local Officials

[left-of-center2012]

In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday night, President Donald Trump threatened to deploy as many as 75,000 federal law enforcement officers to U.S. cities to quell violent crime, regardless of whether local officials request the assistance.

“We’re going to all of the cities, any of the cities, we’re ready,” Trump said. “We’ll put in 50,000, 60,000 people that really know what they’re doing and they’re strong, they’re tough. And we could solve these problems so fast, but, as you know, we have to be invited in. At some point, we’re going to have to do something that’s much stronger than being invited in, but we have to be invited in.”

Later in the interview, Trump upped the number to 75,000, which would represent three-quarters of the total number of federal law-enforcement officers in the U.S., according to CNN.

Trump also mocked Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for getting tear-gassed by federal officers this week.

https://www.towleroad.com/2020/07/trump-threatens-to-deploy-75k-federal-troops-to-u-s-cities-against-will-of-local-officials-watch/

[Newest Reality]

1. Occupation by hostile forces! We are under attack.

[sop]

2. The POS seems to be enjoying the attention, and the distraction, sending in his jack-booted thugs

has created.

[mahina]

3. Word salad. Wtaf.

[Thekaspervote]

4. He talks out his ass!! As does stupid sean

[Laelth]

5. Regarding Mayor Wheeler, the President said:

“He wanted to be with the people, so they knocked the hell outta him. It was pretty pathetic.”

That is NOT what the President of the United States should say. He should be FOR the people and FOR the elected representatives of the people.

It would be difficult for me to loathe Donald Trump more than I do at this moment, but anything is possible, and he’s a pro (at making people despise him). Just look at his niece.

-Laelth

[Grasswire2]

6. we must stop calling them FEDERAL OFFICERS

They are not that.

They are untrained mercenaries. Identified by patches associated with Blackwater derivative.

[triron]

8. They are thugs and gestapo members of Trump's gang

Closer and closer to the Weimar republic days of the 1930s.
We may get there yet if no one does anything strong enough to stop it.

[Turbineguy]

7. I'm sure there are plenty

of Trump supporters willing to draw a gubmint paycheck to beat up and shoot unarmed fellow Americans.

[jrandom421]

9. 75,000 officers to "pacify" the largest American cities?

The US Army couldn't pacify a country with 1/3 the population, with over 300,000 troops who were authorized to use deadly force, backed by Air Force strike aircraft, attack helicopters and drones. What makes him think he's going to be any more successful? I forgot, he's going against "weak" liberal protesters!

Not happening in the life of this administration!

[Thekaspervote]

10. Thx for the stats, I'm book marking it

[DFW]

11. Enlisting three quarters of the entire federal cops--for WHAT AGAIN?

To guard American cities from the people who live there?

OK, what is wrong with this picture?