Republicans salivate as Trump sends in military to police civilians

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

You'd think that Republican lawmakers—who love to preach about the importance of respecting states’ rights and freedom of speech—would be aghast at the sight of a president deploying the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles against the wishes of California's governor in order to police overwhelmingly peaceful protests.

But given that it's their Dear Leader who sicced the military on civilians in order to gin up support for his Immigration and Customs Enforcement goons and unfairly tie Democrats to the actions of a scant few anarchists, Republicans are largely all on board with the dystopian imagery coming out of Southern California.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said it was "necessary" for President Donald Trump to send the Marines to L.A., and refused to break with the president after he called for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to be arrested.

And when asked at a news conference if there was any red line for House Republicans when it comes to Trump's use of the military against civilians, Johnson refused to answer

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/15/2327567/-Republicans-salivate-as-Trump-sends-in-military-to-police-civilians

Johnson has to be one of the phoniest MFers who ever walked the planet

[spanone]

1. My hate for this prick is second only to trmp himself.

[Initech]

13. Worst Speaker Of The House in US history!

And yes, I do say that when Newt Gingrich exists. Yes, Gingrich is a sadistic, vindictive prick. But Mike Johnson has all of that with a splash of totalitarian evangelicalism and being basically a glorified Fox News content creator.

[peggysue2]

2. Traitors and liars

Every single one!

[La Coliniere]

3. I hear his smarmy, weirdly cadenced southern gentleman voice and

I want to puke. He truly disgusts me as much as the felon he enables.

[DENVERPOPS]

5. I would have loved to have been

a student in the high school he attended.........

[Uncle Joe]

6. and to think only four short months ago

Thanks for the thread Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

[Evolve Dammit]

7. and claims to be a Christian. May God smite his ass down. Way down. Thinking Hades here.....

[SoFlaBro]

8. The current speaker is a stupid motherfucker and a MAGA fuckstain. Piss on that fucking turd.

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Fair enough..

[kwolf68]

10. Claims to be Christian

But like many charlatans he uses Christianity to access power. It's certainly not new. I wish we had someone publicly calling out the hypocrisy of these people. There are TONS of religious Democrats who can speak up, like that James Telerico (sp) guy in the Texas government.

[Evolve Dammit]

11. Could not agree more. The words need to be loud and clear.

[Clouds Passing]

9. Religious scammers are the phoniest of the phony.