Don’t miss this: After all the talk about the US military defying Trump’s demand to deploy regular troops, strikes me DHS has now provided virtually the same: federal agents in military camo carrying military weapons arresting protesters. And Trump plans to extend to other cities
2/ This follows a pattern with the administration and one that sets a disturbing precedent.
See wall funding. When Congress wouldn’t appropriate funds, he took money from the Pentagon budget.
Some lawmakers bristled, institutions objected, but it went on.
See wall funding. When Congress wouldn’t appropriate funds, he took money from the Pentagon budget.
Some lawmakers bristled, institutions objected, but it went on.
3/ And now having set the precedent of using militarized federal agents in Portland, Chicago and others cities appear to be next.
