More National Guard Soldiers Head to D.C. and Prepare to Carry Weapons

[LiberalArkie]

More National Guard troops are heading soon to Washington, D.C., and they are preparing to start carrying weapons in the coming days, officials say, a major shift that comes days after President Trump said he was deploying them to “take back” the capital from what he described as violent criminals.

Defense officials previously had said the 800 National Guard soldiers deployed wouldn’t be armed, unlike many federal law-enforcement agents sent to the capital. They also weren’t to have weapons in their vehicles. “Weapons are available if needed but will remain in the armory,” the U.S. Army said in a press release Thursday.

Late Friday, some Guard members deployed to Washington were told to expect an order to carry weapons, according to people familiar with the planning. As of Saturday morning, however, no formal order had been given, a Defense Department official said.

Three states said they were sending National Guard troops to Washington at the request of the Trump administration. West Virginia will send 300 to 400 troops, South Carolina plans to send 200 and Ohio is set to deliver 150, the states’ governors, all Republicans, said Saturday.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/national-guard-soldiers-prepare-to-carry-weapons-in-washington-dc/ar-AA1KE91z

[murielm99]

1. People are going to be killed.

Not the right people, but innocent people.

[New Breed Leader]

8. that's the plan

the plan is to start unrest, so trump has an excuse to declare martial law

[AZJonnie]

2. I think this is at least somewhat about him becoming paranoid and wanting a large armed contingent nearby the WH

He knows at some point a very large number of citizens are going to get seriously pissed off at him and show up at his doorstep with pitchforks to drag him out screaming. Which in turn leads me to wonder just how bad the shit he's planning is going to affect the population.

[LiberalArkie]

4. He just envys his current hero's, Putin, Netanyahu, Kim Jong Un, Nayib Bukele, Xi.

[Jilly_in_VA]

10. Grammar, please

it's ENVIES and HEROES.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[LiberalArkie]

13. I used to be a grammar nazi when I was in school and into my 20's and 30's, but now in my late 70's.

And why didn't the spell checker correct it? There are so many things that I mess up with these days that I would not have back then.

Thanks

[Deep State Witch]

3. This Is Not Going To End Well

Something is going to happen. Don't know what, don't know when. But everybody is aware of it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. For Christ sake stop thinking we're going to have elections, don't we learn our lessons

He’s not going to allow elections he’s going to send the military and National Guard into every blue city in the country.

Since nobody will even watch the videos about how the election was absolutely rigged, I guess we now have to approach this as if we are fighting for our lives.

My comment about Stop thinking we’re going to have elections is not meant for anyone in this thread particularly. As usual like I’ve been doing for eight years just trying to raise awareness to where we actually are not where we wish we were.

[Deep State Witch]

6. I said nothing about elections

In my post. Why are you responding to my post with this?

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. I went out of the way to say the following

My comment about Stop thinking we’re going to have elections is not meant for anyone in this thread particularly. As usual like I’ve been doing for eight years just trying to raise awareness to where we actually are not where we wish we were


Everything he is doing is about suppressing elections now or in the future, I was not responding to you directly but just making a general point. I won’t do it again I apologize.

I actually meant to just respond into the thread and not to anyone in particular but I hit the wrong button.

I did however take special note of your comment “this is not going to end well” because it isn’t going to end well for people there at this time and for all of us in the future when he continues to do this and that’s what prompted my response.

[Ping Tung]

9. Are we safe yet?

[Jilly_in_VA]

11. All from Red States, you will note

Blue State governors are having none of this!

[maxsolomon]

12. If they put the troops in the right places, it probably will cut down on carjackings.

You know what else will cut down on carjackings? School going back into session.

Will it cut down on gun homicides? So far, the troops haven't been positioned in those neighborhoods...

[Norbert]

14. Because Dewine knows...

There is less crime in Cleveland and Columbus than there is in Washington DC.