500 Marines ready to deploy to Los Angeles amid major riots
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Via: vic-eldred • last year • 122 commentsBy: Timothy Frudd (American Military News)
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U.S. Northern Command confirmed on Sunday that roughly 500 U.S. Marines were prepared to deploy to Los Angeles and the surrounding area in California following massive left-wing protests that turned into violent riots over the weekend.
On Sunday, U.S. Northern Command announced that in addition to the 300 members of the California National Guard deployed to the Los Angeles area and the roughly 2,000 National Guardsmen authorized by President Donald Trump to be deployed in response to the violent protests in Los Angeles, "Approximately 500 Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, are in a prepared to deploy status should they be necessary to augment and support the DoD's protection of federal property and personnel efforts."
The Post Millennial reported that activists protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Los Angeles have held demonstrations in the area since last Friday. According to the outlet, many of the protesters displayed Mexican flags and called for ICE officials not to execute Trump's illegal immigrant deportation operations.
According to NBC Los Angeles, at least five Waymo self-driving vehicles were set on fire by protesters, resulting in two of the cars exploding and releasing toxic gas in the area. The outlet also reported that protesters took over the 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles during the weekend protests.
A video shared on social media shows a massive crowd of protesters and rioters in the Los Angeles area over the weekend.
Los Angeles — Far-left and Mexican nationalists have gathered for a direct action against the federal government. They believe the U.S. cannot have borders and are willing to injure and kill for the cause. Video by @AnthonyCabassa_: pic.twitter.com/awZviU9pF1
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 8, 2025
In a Saturday statement on X, formerly Twitter, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed the violent riots in the Los Angeles area, saying, "The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil; a dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK."
"Under President Trump, violence & destruction against federal agents & federal facilities will NOT be tolerated. It's COMMON SENSE," Hegseth added. "The @DeptofDefense is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles. And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert."
Shortly after 12:00 a.m. on Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department Central Division released a statement, declaring that the downtown Los Angeles area was an "UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY." The Los Angeles Police Department instructed protesters to immediately leave the area.
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They better give the Marines every right to defend themselves and others.
I’m afraid we are just a heated moment away from the bloodletting to begin. And as divided as we are today, the situation may well continue to spiral. And would martial law be introduced by an administration that has no concept or care of the consequences…as the transactional always ‘trumps’ the rational.
Here’s to calm heads, on all sides, prevailing lest we find ourselves on the verge of mass civil unrest and mass civilian casualties.
Peace…it should not be a forlorn hope.
I wish that was the situation.
Right now, civilization is on the line.
Break out the effing violins or the Drama Llama.
The city proper covers 503 SQUARE MILES. Physically the largest city and the highest population in America.
Wrap your brain around that.
We have some small protests against fascism occurring in a few square blocks downtown.
Wrong on both counts. Sorry.
Largest U.S. cities by population:
Largest U.S. cities by land area:
The Los Angeles Basin , which includes Los Angeles County and surrounding areas, has a population of around 18.6 million people, making it the second-largest statistical area in the United States. The Los Angeles metropolitan area, which is a part of the Greater Los Angeles area, has a population of 13.3 million, and the Los Angeles city proper has a population of around 3.8 million.
The Los Angeles Basin , also known as the Los Angeles-Santa Ana basin , is a large, shallow, sedimentary basin located in Southern California. The basin itself is approximately 25 miles by 50 miles, covering roughly 50 square miles . The Los Angeles River watershed, which drains the basin, is one of the largest in the region, at 824 square miles.
Sitka Alaska, like many Alaska cities claims a huge unincorporated area of 2,870 square miles
with a population of less than 9,000 people.
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So you don't like being proven wrong.............on both counts. Got it. The FACTS remain.
Defend? What are they defending? They would be invading, not defending. The people who live here are the ones who are in need of defending. The people who live here are not marching in the streets with military firearms, tear gas, grenades, and battle armor.
Those low IQ clowns are the ones tearing apart their neighborhoods. But I get it. I can imagine the horror they are experiencing because law enforcement is...well....enforcing the law. It's a whole new concept.
When you have a "mostly peaceful" riot, you can expect a the response of a "mostly peaceful" military. Especially if your leaders fail their cities and states as often as Democrats do.
Nobody’s neighborhood is being torn apart. Stop making shit up.
Feel free to prove me wrong.
And how would I do that? Take a picture of every neighborhood in America?
Maybe since you made the claim that they’re being torn apart, you should be the one doing the proving, eh?
Not my problem to figure out.
Your claim:
Prove that neighborhoods are being torn apart.
You made the claim I'm wrong. I'm waiting for you to prove that wrong.
ICE agents. Ostensibly, that would extend to their equipment, vehicles, etc.
Prove me wrong.
There are no "major riots" Trump is trying to make them. It's way past time for Trump to be in prison!
Newsom has yet to commit a crime. Let him stand in front of ICE agents and see what happens.
Yet Trump says today that if it was up to him Newsome would be arrested. I suppose that is Trump's version of Saturday Night Live.
And Newsom said he was defending his community while LA burned.
Neither statement should be of any interest to anyone. There is a bunch of thugs running rampant through LA. That should concern us.
It's Trump who should be in prison!
Why aren't they ready to be deployed to Texas? Texas claims to have the biggest problem with illegals and border issues.
Why aren't they ready to arrest thousands of business owners in Texas or Florida who have hired millions of illegals?
Texas has turned a blind eye to immigration for well over 50 years while big oil, big agriculture, big cattle ranches all exploit cheap labor.
What about Florida? Same thing there.
So if illegals are all sucking up welfare and they are useless lazy bums why are so many raids happening at BUSINESSES?
Why isn't the very first focus on businesses and owners who hire them?
Why go after an initial minor protest at a Home Depot over arresting "illegals" inflaming the issue? Creating bigger problems than initially existed.
We should all start asking the REAL question of why businesses and business owners get a free pass.
The second big question is why is this administration using Employment records if the businesses and the employee followed the rules?!!!!!
If the business followed the rules and the alien followed the rules WHY are the good people following the rules being targeted?!!!!
The reason why is to stoke more outrage over the good aliens being targeted to use valid protests as an EXCUSE to escalate and create fear.
I thought they were going after the "bad ones" first!N o one would ever protest that.
The issue is targeting people who were trying to follow immigration rules and still being targeted first.
So every MAGA that used the falsehood of approving aliens who follow the rules was a total crock.
Simple answer:
Texas officials wouldn't stand by while Houston burns to the ground.
Better answer:
Most Texas official are more than willing to bend knee and kiss Trump's ass.
Correct answer:
All Texas officials protect their citizens and their property.
Why else do these radicals always choose blue cities for their riots
To be fair, Houston, San Antonio and certainly Austin are all "blue" cities.
And yes, those officials still work to protect citizens and property.
There is also a much greater FAFO ethos here.
The Governor is deep red.
Meh. He's more pragmatic than people give him credit for.
The Lt Gov is deeeeep red. Dude is almost certifiable.
I love how dramatic three Waymo self-driving cars burning has now been equated to burning a city down.
LA is huge and 99.9% is just fine and the only thing trying to spark a flame right now is Donald Trump. It's clearly intentional to distract from the negative Elon vs Trump feud that's been taking over the rightwing airwaves. This gets his loyal gullible dumb as fucking rocks sycophants back on target and off of the 'family feud'.
Now they have some red meat to sink their teeth into and it's all their favorite things! Undocumented immigrants, liberals defending them, protesters throwing things justifying the use of deadly force against them! Boo Yah! It was 'Merry Fuckin Christmas!" for MAGAites when Trump deployed the national guard and the marines to subdue the three burning cars. But seriously, good job LA police who mostly kept things contained and did a great job and I hope any of those protesters that committed any violence or vandalism are held accountable for their crimes to the fullest extent of the law. With that said, it's ludicrous to think this sort of protest required any national guard let alone 2,000 of them and certainly not 700 Marines. Frankly, it's insulting to our military to be used like this. Just further evidence this scum bag in the oval office has no right to be there.
The remains of five burned-out Waymo cars lined Los Angeles Street near Union Station Monday morning after the self-driving vehicles were summoned to the area during the protest and then lit on fire. Three businesses along Broadway between 3rd and 7th streets were damaged by looters, two athletic footwear stores and a T-Mobile storefront. The Jordan Studio 23 and the Adidas stores both suffered shattered front door glass when the Broadway shops were burglarized. Several fires were set in dumpsters and trash bins and dozens of buildings were tagged with graffiti, including the LAPD Headquarters, the U.S. Courthouse, and the old Los Angeles Times building. Footage on Sunday from the CBS News Los Angeles helicopter showed that multiple windows of the police headquarters had been shattered as well.
Parts of Los Angeles begin cleaning up after protests lead to looting, vandalism and arrests - CBS Los Angeles
LA is huge and 99.9% is just fine and the only thing trying to spark a flame right now is Donald Trump. It's clearly intentional to distract from the negative Elon vs Trump feud that's been taking over the rightwing airwaves. This gets his loyal gullible dumb as fucking rocks sycophants back on target and off of the 'family feud'.
The rioting began Friday night. It is now Wednesday morning. How is it that Capitol Police can put down a perceived riot in a matter of hours, but the LAPD has gone days, despite federal help without being able to disperse a riot which has been declared an unlawful assembly? The answer is obvious to everyone not listening to MSNBC or CNN. The LAPD haven't really been allowed to act like police. They have been reduced to makig a presence and defending themselves from whatever is being hurled at them.
Now they have some red meat to sink their teeth into and it's all their favorite things! Undocumented immigrants, liberals defending them, protesters throwing things justifying the use of deadly force against them! Boo Yah! It was 'Merry Fuckin Christmas!" for MAGAites when Trump deployed the national guard and the marines to subdue the three burning cars.
So far, the National Guard has been limited to protecting federal agents & property, which reduces a bit of the load for local police. You are of course right about one thing. As long as this goes on it will benefit President Trump. You see, the majority of Americans don't like what they are seeing in LA or California. They want immigration laws enforced and deportations to continued.
Oh, my bad! I undercounted by two! Can you ever forgive me? /s
And those opportunistic criminals should be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Common sense should tell one that the two situations are wildly different and only dumb fuck bigots like Donald Trump are calling it an insurrection in an attempt to compare the two. If one can't fucking tell the difference between a violent attempt to overthrow the peaceful transfer of power in our government in the capital building where the attackers could be methodically removed and arrested vs several wide-open blocks where people are not attempting to "take" any specific ground, then clearly one's head is up one's ass.
Right, because if they were allowed to react like the capital police being beaten and restricted government areas breached where they shot one of the protesters the right would certainly stand up for that officer and defend their right to use deadly force, right? Oh, that's right, they're only allowed to shoot minorities and liberals! Here I am forgetting the conservative WASP club rules, why would I ever imagine the two incidents could be equated. /s
As if any Trump sycophant would know what the majority of Americans like.
The very idea of it is hilarious.
Except they are in front of government buildings and trying to stop ICE (an official authority) from doing their jobs.
AI definition of insurrection.:
An insurrection is a violent uprising or rebellion against a government or authority, often involving armed conflict and a deliberate attempt to overthrow the existing power structure. It differs from general protests or civil unrest as it implies a more organized and forceful attempt to seize or disrupt the government's power.
Interesting
Common sense should tell one to look up the definition of "insurrection" and look at what is happening is, in fact, an insurrection. But we already know that common sense and actual definitions escape the dumb fucks that can't seem to move on from 2021.
Graffiti?
Graffiti is everywhere in LA. It has been for generations. The same is true of most big cities. If that’s part of the standard for a riot requiring a military response, then we’re all screwed.
? "An insurrection is a violent uprising or rebellion against a government or authority, often involving armed conflict and a deliberate attempt to overthrow the existing power structure."
No one is trying to overthrow Trump or the mayor of LA or unseat the Governor. There is no attempt to hold hostages to get access to the structures of power. There was no violent attempt to stop the transferring of power from one party to the winning party after an election. That's what it would take to be an insurrection. That was what we all saw on January 6th and now those same rightwing conservative dipshits are trying to equate a protest in the streets of LA thousands of miles from the Capital to some sort of "insurrection". It's laughable but very predictable considering its source.
The VERY thin claim that because this is near a government building it potentially could be hindering their ability to do their jobs and thus makes it "rebellion against a government authority" is simply moronic. It's very clear the intent of conservatives is to try and paint this as their excuse to march in martial law and strip the rest of America of its rights. It's a reverse Kristallnacht where they attack and rendition undocumented immigrants which cause their friends and families and others in society who know they're just hard-working families trying to feed their kids to stand up to protect them which then gives the Trump gestapo the authority to goose step his Christian soldiers.
This was no insurrection, and there was absolutely NO reason for the national guard and especially no reason for the Marines to be there. This charlatan-in-chief is a sad worthless convicted felon and sexual predator that only has this kind of power because it was granted him by his sycophant base who refuse to hold him accountable for anything.
Jan. 6th to a "T".
Which is EXACTLY what we are seeing in LA. But I get it. You support what's happening and refuse to use honest language to discuss it.
It IS an insurrection (again, that honest language usage) and the NG and USMC was called due to the failures of Bass and Newsome.
WTF? Do you know what year it is? Try to catch up.
I do? Really? Shall I start just telling you what you support? Are direct attacks like this all the rightwing has left anymore and is incapable of actually being honest? This was NOT a fucking "armed conflict" and this was not an attempt to overthrow any power structure therefore it WAS NOT an insurrection. Those are the fucking facts whether you or I like them or not. As I said before, anyone who committed a crime during these protests should be held accountable for their crime.
But just as fiercely as we should condemn those committing acts of violence or vandalism, we should be fiercely defending the rights of the peaceful protesters to gather and voice their concerns. What's happening here is that conservatives are desperate to use any and all criminal acts, some of which we know are coming from outside agitators, to malign and attack the peaceful protesters that are simply exercising their constitutional rights.
If any of you conservatives here truly love America and the constitution, then I would expect you to be voicing support for the rights of the peaceful protesters and you would be applauding them for remaining peaceful and you would acknowledge their issue and debate it peacefully. Why are ICE agents raiding Home Depot parking lots? Is that really where all the gang members and drug runners are? That's who you all said you were going after, right?
Unfortunately, I already know their reply which will essentially be "They're all criminals! They took ar jabs! Round em up wherever they are and don't you fucking dare to protest because white makes right!! It's ar Merica!".
You all have been trying that for quite a while. And not even close to the truth. But false / fictitious information has never matter to you all before, why should it matter now.
That would sum up your attempt to smear me as someone who supports violence and vandalism with exactly zero evidence. In fact, from the numerous times I've condemned violence and vandalism the evidence proves the exact opposite of your claim. It makes sense that the rest of your comment was all projection.
Your comments on here say other wise.
And yet you can't produce a single comment of mine to prove your point. All you can manage are the multiple times I've said anyone committing crimes of violence and vandalism should be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Apparently in the upside-down MAGAverse that means I condone violence? I guess I shouldn't even bother trying to figure out their shit for brains logic, it will just give anyone with more than half a brain a headache.
While your little friends around here are still bringing up the civil war LOL
Ah, the ole "look over there" response.
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Easy answer - Texas isn't putting up with liberal bullshit and allowing riots to occur threatening the lives of its citizens. What we are seeing in California is a failure of the California "leadership".
Also, the National Guard has been deployed for border control for a while now.
There are some active duty there as well
Sure - at the border - not in the middle of the city. But in California, they’re at random Italian restaurants, the Home Depot parking lot, or strawberry fields. And not to deport the “worst of the worst” as was promised, but to deport working families who contribute to the economy and their community.
And that is why there's a riot going on.
And that subtle nuance is somehow lost on MAGA. They think there is unrest in LA for no reason other than that the people of California are just generally stupid and violent as a natural consequence of liberal politics.
You are literally arguing the law doesn't apply in certain areas, like Home Depots.
I “literally” did not argue that.
Cool. So you agree it makes no sense to whine about illegal immigrants with deportation orders being picked up at Home Depots and its asinine to put forward that as a justification for rioting.
You really badly need to put words in my mouth. Weird.
To be fair, we haven't seen attacks on LEOs here. But we're not as patient with that sort of thing as they reportedly are in California.
I think Abbott has called the National Guard up today as a preventative measure.
Are we talking about the NG or ICE?
ICE used to go into Texas businesses fairly regularly on that type of raid. I think it was halted under Biden. But Joe famously interfered with any attempts at either border control or other immigration enforcement, which is why we are here.
The NG can only be used to protect civilian law enforcement. It is my understanding that's how things are going in CA, but you're closer than I am.
The riot is going on because a bunch of liberals believe that this dystopian fantasy they've all told us we live in is finally emerging, as Darth Trump deploys Imperial Storm Troopers to crush "innocent peaceful protesters".
Never mind the fires.
Your attitude about everything related to Trump is "meh". Nothing to be done for it. Its your problem not ours.
Given the permanent state of hysteria you seem to advocate, I'm sure it must seem that way.
You're the one who considers it a problem, so it's definitely yours.
I think just about everyone here can see what you are about.
Ditto........
It's actually not necessary to do all this chasing around of people, and terrorizing of neighborhoods. Just fine businesses that employ people who are here illegally. When the work dries up, a lot of these people will self-deport. We saw that during the recession of 2008.
If they just operated in a more subtle way, regular people wouldn't even know they were there. Everything else is meant to intimidate.
Any fires you see on TV are very much isolated events. Sometimes the same event is replayed over and over, maybe from a different angle. Even worse, some scenes of rioting aren't even happening here and now. For example, there is a picture from 2020 going around of police cars on fire. Even Ted Cruz retweeted it as an example of what is happening in LA right now. It's a lie.
Look at all those people. They're not burning anything. They're just marching with signs.
“…isolated events…”
Focusing on the anecdotal and conflating any incident that fits the narrative in justifying their draconian policies.
Totally reactive in lieu of constructively addressing any issue rationally and having the hard but honest conversation with all stakeholders. Simply and sardonically playing to the base.
What's anecdotal? The looting? the injured cops? The taking over of expressways?
We've done that before. It just hasn't been very effective.
We're talking about an intentionally un-subtle administration and hyper-sensitive, theatrical political opponents. I don't think either side has the slightest desire for this not to be confrontational.
They usually are. But they are happening.
It also doesn't look like anyone is interfering with them.
It is effective. And it was lasting, too, until they discovered the asylum loophole, where you sneak into the country, turn yourself in, and then still get to claim asylum. Once people found out they could get away with that, we started seeing the caravans.
Well... we still had literally millions of illegal immigrants even when we were doing that.
We've had ICE raids before as well, and that hasn't proven any more effective over the long term.
To your point about intimidation, I think you're partially correct. I think the plan is to make people in Central America afraid to come here. That too, will be short lived.
For decades Texas has been hiring folk from across the border.
Trump is the worst scum bag on the planet.
Trump hates anybody who isn't him!
And a lot of them cross the border to go to work, and then again to go home.
Why do some popple like illegal aliens?
Yeah it’s bizarre. It seems they care more about illegals and criminals than law abiding citizens. But i hope they keep thinking they lost in 2024 because America is racist and misogynistic.
Seems? They've proven they do. Look at what they are fighting for in LA. Look at how many here on NT are arguing is support of the LA riots. How many Democrats went to El Salvador to bring and illegal gang member BACK?
Not a single one of them wanted in detention facilities until AFTER January.
Because to quote Donald Trump , in 2015, “some…are good people.” And in my experience, most are good people.”
and if they were not here they would not be a problem to citizens
The vast majority are not a problem. They are part of our communities.
What part of "cheap labor" don't you get?
Why can't democrats accept they lost the civil war? they can't have slave labor no matter where they want to import them from
WTF? Do you know what year it is?
They're gonna need more white buses.
Deport 'em all and let Mexico sort 'em out. The US can always bring them back for due process if we need to.
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I am sickened by the glee with which alleged conservatives are receiving the news that our armed forces would be deployed against American citizens in their own home town.
Prove they are American citizens and pot pieces of shit illegals
I’m talking about the people of Los Angeles. Millions of citizens live here. Many are out protesting or even just watching. Some are just trying to get from one place to another. All will now have to be on the lookout for the Marines.
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I am very pleased the military will be used to help solve this problem and defend our country from enemies that were let in.
Enemies is your description. Tax paying, law abiding neighbors is what most of the people who know call them
What are you willing to give up for them?
I give of my time and money.
I am certainly not willing to give up my country. Certainly not the right to protest, my right to express myself as I see fit, my rights to see who I want.
What are you willing to give up to maintain "peace"?
You do realize that Trump is stirring this whole thing up to consolidate more power and reduce the freedom of speech, the freedom of assembly, the freedom to act as one sees fit, don't you?
The people protesting are not just some assholes who burn cars because they feel they don't really have anything to lose. They are not the only ones who will be affected. These protesters are the people who could just as well be your friends and neighbors. They pay taxes, go to church, raise families.
What is more is the fact that the protests were not that large to begin with and the violence was contained to a few, very small areas. But to listen to some tell it, the cities were totally engulfed in violence. That is not even slightly true.
But most of all these are your freedoms too, and I don't what to see them removed from anybody.
The same claims you made about Abrego Garcia! he's just a hardworking maryland man. A loving father. Trump's lying about him...
Whoops.
" What are you willing to give up to maintain "peace"?"
I am willing to pay taxes to have a very strong military, secure borders and removal of those who don't belong here and taxes to control riots and prosecute rioters.
Rioting to support illegal aliens, who should not be here, is unacceptable and should be dealt with swiftly and forcefully.
The rioters and illegal aliens are the ones threatening my freedoms
I don't want to give up or pay for anything for those who don't belong here.
Fuck that. You are not paying attention. "Illegal" is just a way to make us fight amongst ourselves so we don't notice that the somebody else is stealing the fruits of our labors.
Very few people were rioting. Change the channel. Most of the people who were protesting were upset because good, hardworking members of society who contribute much to the community are being rounded up when it was "the criminals, rapists and murderers" who were supposed to be rounded up. You fail to make that distinction.
The rioters were fuckheads and children. Just like Trump.
There is absolutely no reason to send the Guard or the Marines into LA.A miniscule portion of the population was involved in the protests, and an even more miniscule portion were acting out. Trump wants to make it seem as if the city were in flames so he can push his power on everyone. It is not on you right now. It will be eventually. This happened in Russia. This happened in Turkey. Now it is happening right here. Wake up, or else wake up in the brave new world of Trump fuck you.
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Bullshit. Tax paying? That means they have a SSN. They are not citizens so they are committing fraud. Committing fraud, being in the country illegally does NOT make them "law abiding" by any stretch.
In most cases, it’s not necessary to give up anything for them. They tend to be hard working people with families, who contribute to the economy and the community.
If they are criminals, I’m happy to see them deported. But you don’t go restaurant kitchens or the parking lot at Home Depot looking for gangs.
Those who qualify under the DACA program can, and do, have legally acquired Social Security numbers.
It's laughable you think I'm going to take your word on that.
And yet I never fail to support the claims I make when challenged. Do you think taking my word for it is your only option? You could just try googling it.
And if you’re still interested, this benefits the economy.
So, they do pay taxes and they are not committing fraud.
If you supported your claim, it would have been with the initial claim.
Congratulations. You justified a small percentage of the illegals. Now do the rest.
Is that a rule you just pulled out of your ass? Does it only apply to me? Because you made no effort to support your claim that immigrants were committing fraud. I supported my claim the moment you challenged me and rather than acknowledge that you were wrong and I was right, you decided to deflect with typical bullshit. Trump would be proud - if he actually took pride in anyone but himself.
they increase the problem of overpopulation which makes all other problems worse
You are incorrect. But that never stopped you before.
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Fetterman, with a brain injury, is the smartest democrat. Between saying things like this "My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement." and opposing the murder of jews, he's going to primaried.
That means the rest of them are NATURALLY stupid.
Can you spell fascism?
As soon as you figure out the real definition and use it properly in a sentence.
Can you spell anarchy?
www.rawstory.com /trump-soldier-speech/
Trump screened out 'fat' soldiers and non-MAGA fans ahead of Fort Bragg speech
Matthew Chapman 2-3 minutes 6/11/2025
U.S. Army members gather on the day of U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Fort Bragg to mark the U.S. Army anniversary, in North Carolina, U.S., June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
President Donald Trump's controversial speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina in which he led the audience in boos against his perceived political enemies turns out to have been tightly choreographed, reported Military.com, with officials screening out soldiers who don't agree with Trump's agenda — and even soldiers who were overweight.
"Internal 82nd Airborne Division communications reviewed by Military.com reveal a tightly orchestrated effort to curate the optics of Trump's recent visit, including handpicking soldiers for the audience based on political leanings and physical appearance," said the report.
For example, one message sent to units said, "No fat soldiers," while another said, "If soldiers have political views that are in opposition to the current administration and they don't want to be in the audience then they need to speak with their leadership and get swapped out."
A commander who wished to remain anonymous told Military.com, "This has been a bad week for the Army for anyone who cares about us being a neutral institution. This was shameful. I don't expect anything to come out of it, but I hope maybe we can learn from it long term."
Trump had nothing to do with it. Commanders, on the other hand are all over it. Now I know this is a hard thing for the left to hear, but that decision is enforcement of Army Regulations. Particularly AR 600-9.
You could at least TRY to find something truthful.
https://babylonbee.com/news/marines-deployed-to-another-third-world-country-full-of-hostile-foreigners?fbclid=IwY2xjawK34b5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE2aVJtTFNvYTA4ZXRwaktkAR72ZPfqbuOh0xRPsqyveDz4tWOyjWggih2nd55fZtXaVu9_j65lnKEmP0xctw_aem_D5P80Zl8EHJWcJzTVxsM8Q