Pete Hegseth is now threatening to send the Marines into Los Angeles.

[highplainsdem]

Pete Hegseth is now threatening to send the Marines into Los Angeles.

Make no mistake: this is a declaration of war against the United States.

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-06-08T02:19:22.144Z

[SheltieLover]

1. Wtaf???????

[Lovie777]

2. Kinda emotional guys....

[Renew Deal]

3. These guys are asking for trouble

But this has always been the plan

[Disaffected]

4. Wouldn't there have to be a declaration of

martial law before that could happen, legally that is?

[Klarkashton]

7. What doe "legal" mean anymore?

[Deuxcents]

5. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines on high elert against protesters in LA. Hegsbreath's dream come true

TSF has his ire on California and his administration is piling it on

[Klarkashton]

6. A couple of hundred pissed off Latinas and boo hoo hoo

The asshole drunk C level TV shithead is going to
Send in the Marines.

Folks we are sooooooo fucked.

[Silent Type]

9. It shouldn't, but that made me laugh. I'm hoping these MFers are just pounding their chests,

but as long as trump, Hegseth, etc., are involved who knows what will happen.

[Klarkashton]

10. It's not at all funny. This is what they have been spoiling for

For a long time. The protest was just a pretext for a massive show of force, lest the population gets any ideas.

[NJCher]

18. so if

Folks we are sooooooo fucked.

What should be done about it? What are you doing about it?

[hay rick]

20. Apologize to the next generation of serfs for doing nothing?

[C_U_L8R]

8. This has always been their plan

And their eagerness is showing.
Too bad they didn't read the last chapter of Tyranny For Dummies, it's a real downer.
Something about violent ends.

[wcmagumba]

11. IMO, protests are likely to spread to other cities and this will escalate into a martial law declaration...

T-rump's dream situation on his way to becoming dictator...bastard...

[dcweed]

12. No Kings Day timing

The Fascists may be picking their LA stunts as a preface for next weekend.
Keep an eye out for troop movements.

[Buddyzbuddy]

13. Trying to start Zootsuit riots all over again.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

14. I bet the Marines refuse to do it.

They take their oath seriously.

[Celerity]

23. Almost all (if not all) will go and they will kill, IF ordered to do so.

[Jack Valentino]

15. He MUST be Drinking Again!!!!

OR, suffering the effects of all the brain damage from his PREVIOUS drinking....

[usonian]

16. On schedule and on plan.

Understand the coup plan. Expose it, Explain it and encourage everyone to do the right and appropriate thing to stop it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220295160

[LastDemocratInSC]

17. Little Pete finally gets to play with the toys that go boom.

[NJCher]

19. oh, Pete

have another shot of whiskey, pass out at your desk, and call it a day.

[DFW]

21. This reminds me of Germany 1989 with one major exception

When the people of The so-called “German Democratic Republic” finally were united enough in their opposition to the oppression by the socialist regime, they massed in the streets of East German cities. The regime had its VoPos (People’s Police) and the NVA (National People’s Army), and an unarmed populace, but the government would have had to turn machine guns on the crowds with TV cameras rolling, including Western media. Tens of thousands chanting in unison, “Wir sind das Volk! Wir sind das Volk!” WE are the people! This is where the regime drew the line. Perpetuating their socialist paradise at the cost of pictures of a thousand civilians dead in the streets going worldwide was something they were not prepared to do.

I’m not even sure Trump and Vance would want those pictures associated with them. Our problem is that Trump’s sons, Hegseth, Bondi, Alito and Thomas, the right wing media, and a large majority of the Republicans in Congress could well find that perfectly acceptable.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. According to the L.A. Police, these protests were peaceful