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14. 👍🏼 Trump says he would put down riots on election night 'very quickly'
Fri Sep 11, 2020, 05:42 PM
Sep 2020
President Trump said Thursday that he would “very quickly” stifle riots on election night if Democrats organize protests against his potential victory, suggesting he would do so by employing a law allowing him to deploy active-duty troops domestically.

“We’ll put them down very quickly if they do that. We have the right to do that, we have the power to do that if we want,” Trump told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro when asked how he would stop potential riots on election night should he win.

“Look, it’s called insurrection. We just send in and we do it, very easy. I mean, it’s very easy. I’d rather not do that because there’s no reason for it, but if we had to we’d do that and put it down within minutes,” Trump continued.

Trump appeared to be referring to the Insurrection Act, an 1807 law that authorizes the commander in chief to deploy U.S. troops domestically to enforce federal or state laws under certain circumstances. The law has been used in rare and extreme cases in U.S. history, and Trump endured backlash when he suggested he could use the provision earlier this year to quell protests following the police killing of George Floyd.


https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/516020-trump-says-he-would-put-down-riots-on-election-night-very-quickly
The losers and pussies? SheltieLover Sep 2020 #1
He's spinning as hard as he can to win them back. Today I noticed he was handing Vinca Sep 2020 #9
He said that to the speeding, drunk, once a judge for a little while, hag at Faux. rzemanfl Sep 2020 #2
and you...and Kurt Eliot Rosewater Sep 2020 #19
Believe he said if he wins and there are protests unc70 Sep 2020 #3
👍🏼 Trump says he would put down riots on election night 'very quickly' spanone Sep 2020 #14
Impossible. How would he use the Russians to regain orgder????? marble falls Sep 2020 #4
Who is reporting that? n/t sl8 Sep 2020 #5
Take over the military? Isn't he already the commander in chief? iscooterliberally Sep 2020 #6
Trump's term ends at noon on the 20th, Biden's Inauguration Day. Klaralven Sep 2020 #10
Very well said..No One Will Want to Deal With Him..After Biden takes over... Stuart G Sep 2020 #11
He is officially no longer the President leftieNanner Sep 2020 #12
What Obama legally could have done? czarjak Sep 2020 #7
this is all I can find steve2470 Sep 2020 #8
He can seriously go F himself -- no one cares about his stupid rantings and we will not know who won lettucebe Sep 2020 #13
Source or link please? n/t budkin Sep 2020 #15
Here's one- rzemanfl Sep 2020 #21
If he wins, meaning he and his supporters will believe he won no matter the vote Eliot Rosewater Sep 2020 #23
I took it to mean Faux will report he won no matter what, and/or rzemanfl Sep 2020 #26
THere is no way out of this other than confrontation, traitor and Moscow Mitch and Putin Eliot Rosewater Sep 2020 #27
Nothing surprises me with trump, but I'd prefer to see/hear a recording before worrying about it. Hoyt Sep 2020 #16
The interview airs Sunday on Faux if you can stand going there. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2020 #22
No thanks. I'll wait for the uproar if, in fact, he said that. I'm going to bet he didn't, but I Hoyt Sep 2020 #29
Sounds credible DrToast Sep 2020 #17
Chump also admitted to taking drugs in his usual way, Hassler Sep 2020 #18
"It is being reported." cwydro Sep 2020 #20
Here is a link- rzemanfl Sep 2020 #24
Oh, the Fox interview I saw posted here earlier. cwydro Sep 2020 #28
There was a clip of him telling that "judge" on Fox. Nt helpisontheway Sep 2020 #25
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