Donald Trump desires a conflict.
If he can’t get a commerce conflict with Canada or China or all of Europe, he’ll accept a conflict on democracy by deploying troops on American soil to punish peaceable protesters.
And, as if that was not sufficient, Trump was decided on Saturday to waste taxpayer cash on a jingoistic navy parade, like those you may see in China, Russia or North Korea, that coincided with Flag Day and the president’s 79th birthday.
“For two and a half centuries, the men and women of America’s Army have dominated our enemies and protected our freedom at home,” Trump stated in a video posted to Fact Social in early June.
“This parade salutes our soldiers’ remarkable strength and unbeatable spirit. You won’t want to miss it. Just don’t miss this one. It’s going to be good.”
By no means thoughts that 60% of Individuals stated the parade is “not a good use” of presidency cash based on a ballot from The Related Press-NORC Middle for Public Affairs Analysis.
(I’d wish to see the ballot of Individuals who disapprove of Trump’s birthday.)
Some estimates put the parade price ticket at $45 million.
A navy parade? On his birthday? Why can’t he simply get a cake and blow out some candles like the remainder of us?
It seems that Trump’s parade wasn’t his worst use of the navy. That was reserved for the commander in chief’s crackdown on demonstrators protesting his stepped-up enforcement of federal immigration legal guidelines.
Final week, Trump deployed 4,000 Nationwide Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest metropolis, to assist management the demonstrations
“We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited in that authority,” Breyer stated. “That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George.”
However an appeals court docket blocked Breyer’s ruling, permitting the troops to remain in place — for now.
The troop presence sparked a collection of “No Kings” rallies in cities throughout America to counter the navy parade and the California crackdown.
Main protests have been deliberate for Saturday in New York Metropolis, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix and Los Angeles.
The deployment showdown additionally led to one of many state’s most despicable standoffs.
Amongst these defending Trump’s use of the Nationwide Guard was Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem.
Moments later, the person asking the query, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was pushed out of the room, shoved to the ground and positioned in handcuffs by federal brokers.
“If that’s what they do to a United States senator with a question, imagine what they do to farm workers, day laborers, cooks, and the other nonviolent immigrants they are targeting in California and across the country. Or any American that dares to speak up,” Padilla, 52, later stated in an X publish.
“I will not stop fighting to demand accountability on behalf of the people of California.”
The White Home, after all, stated Padilla was accountable for the dustup.
In fact he was. His identify is Alejandro Padilla.
If his identify have been Sen. Whiteguy, there wouldn’t have even been a difficulty.
