Trump authorizes troops to “War ravaged Portland”

nycfan said:
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“… The president’s fixation with Portland — which has a far lower homicide rate than places like Memphis, Washington and Chicago, where Trump has already deployed federal troops or threatened to do so — has as much to do with what the city represents as the protests against ICE currently taking place. The White House views Portland as a useful example in its law-and-order campaign — a city Trump officials can elevate to push forward their message on everything from immigration to crime to far-left violence.

… “It was just the poster city for the problem in 2020,” said a person close to the administration, granted anonymity to speak candidly.

“You get the sanctuary [city] element, you get no National Guard called in by the state, much less the president,” the person said, suggesting the president won’t be restrained this time with the military. “There’s a lot of factors that make Portland a useful analytical point.”

The protests in Portland at a federal ICE field office have been on the White House’s radar for weeks, said a White House official granted anonymity to discuss the administration’s thinking.

The demonstrations peaked in June, devolving into a riot with police making arrests and issuing a riot declaration. Since then, protests have continued daily, a mixture of larger, peaceful daytime protests and smaller, sometimes hostile groups coming out after dark.

… In recent weeks, Trump has made statements about the protests in Portland that marry facts from 2020 with the current situation. On Friday, he said protesters have tried to burn down federal buildings and that people have died at these protests. He also accused all the protesters of being professional agitators and anarchists.

There have been no fatalities at protests this year — though there were during the 2020 protests. One far-right protester associated with the group Patriot Prayer was shot and killed during dueling protests in August 2020, for example. There was one attempt to start a fire at the office this summer, according to a city news release, but it was put out before causing major damage.…”
 
nycfan said:
“… The president’s fixation with Portland — which has a far lower homicide rate than places like Memphis, Washington and Chicago, where Trump has already deployed federal troops or threatened to do so — has as much to do with what the city represents as the protests against ICE currently taking place. The White House views Portland as a useful example in its law-and-order campaign — a city Trump officials can elevate to push forward their message on everything from immigration to crime to far-left violence.

… “It was just the poster city for the problem in 2020,” said a person close to the administration, granted anonymity to speak candidly.

“You get the sanctuary [city] element, you get no National Guard called in by the state, much less the president,” the person said, suggesting the president won’t be restrained this time with the military. “There’s a lot of factors that make Portland a useful analytical point.”

The protests in Portland at a federal ICE field office have been on the White House’s radar for weeks, said a White House official granted anonymity to discuss the administration’s thinking.

The demonstrations peaked in June, devolving into a riot with police making arrests and issuing a riot declaration. Since then, protests have continued daily, a mixture of larger, peaceful daytime protests and smaller, sometimes hostile groups coming out after dark.

… In recent weeks, Trump has made statements about the protests in Portland that marry facts from 2020 with the current situation. On Friday, he said protesters have tried to burn down federal buildings and that people have died at these protests. He also accused all the protesters of being professional agitators and anarchists.

There have been no fatalities at protests this year — though there were during the 2020 protests. One far-right protester associated with the group Patriot Prayer was shot and killed during dueling protests in August 2020, for example. There was one attempt to start a fire at the office this summer, according to a city news release, but it was put out before causing major damage.…”
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“… Steve Bannon, the former Trump strategist and War Room podcast host, has called on the White House to declare martial law in a section of Portland to arrest “antifa.”

“Just round them up,” Bannon told POLITICO. “I think you’re going to see, with this terrorist designation, I believe you’re going to see a real increase in federal support.”

But a senior police official at the Portland Police Department, who was granted anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about police operations, said sending in additional federal forces would escalate the situation.…”
 
They’re actually going to get folks “pizza store” shot in Portland by some imbecile from some “shithole” state!
 
Patb78 said:
The Republicans in Congress have no balls. They aren’t going to do shit.
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It's been said many times, but the Republican "Party" now has much less resemblance to a traditional political party than to a quasi-religious Cult of Personality. I'm sure that at least some Congressional Republicans privately despise him, but they're not about to sacrifice their careers and face the wrath of MAGA Nation. So here we are, and we'll just keep going deeper into the rabbit hole that we've fallen into.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
It's been said many times, but the Republican "Party" now has much less resemblance to a traditional political party than to a quasi-religious Cult of Personality. I'm sure that at least some Congressional Republicans privately despise him, but they're not about to sacrifice their careers and face the wrath of MAGA Nation. So here we are, and we'll just keep going deeper into the rabbit hole that we've fallen into.
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Trump owns all of them and he knows it. Jeff Flake tried to be the adult in the room and Trump got him primaried. No one has really stood up to him since.

Trump can ensure you win or lose a primary but he can't ensure that you win the general in a competitive state or district.
 
TarSpiel said:
If there was one city where violence was most likely to break out, it'd be Portland.

Which I'm guessing is the point here.
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Yes.

And “full force” means I want you to do some bad things but I am keeping plausible deniability.

If Trump has one super power, it is going off the rails but somehow maintaining a facade of plausible deniability.
 
nycfan said:
“… Steve Bannon, the former Trump strategist and War Room podcast host, has called on the White House to declare martial law in a section of Portland to arrest “antifa.”

“Just round them up,” Bannon told POLITICO. “I think you’re going to see, with this terrorist designation, I believe you’re going to see a real increase in federal support.”

But a senior police official at the Portland Police Department, who was granted anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about police operations, said sending in additional federal forces would escalate the situation.…”
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Arresting “antifa” is like arresting a ghost. There it is…there it’s not. Like a mushroom…most of “antifa” is under ground.
 


Trump pardoned this guy. A guy who heard “stand back and stand by” as an activation and “be there, will be wild” as an order.

We can take an educated guess at how he hears Trump’s rhetoric now …
 
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