Previously, on January 6th, Trump actively prevented troops from being deployed to the Capital grounds. Congress specifically asked for troops to be deployed, but he refused. Despite the advanced warning that violence was expected, the Capital was guarded by just a handful of regular police officers. The forces present are the normal type, the Capital police officers who normally handle things like protesters who chain themselves up outside a Senator’s office. That’s the level of threat they’re used to handling.
The proper way to deal with armed insurrectionists trying to literally overthrow a government is actual troops, real soldiers. And that is what will be used this time. The Capital will be a fortress guarded by thousands of trained service members, with orders to shoot to kill anyone attempting to break in. If MAGA tries anything this time, they’ll be met with automatic weapons fire. In other words, they’ll get the kind of treatment the SHOULD have received on January 6th last time.
Biden being in office and holding command of the military during this time is not something that should be so casually dismissed.
Trump didn’t actively prevent the national guard from being deployed. It’s kind of a convoluted mess as to what happened, and you’re welcome to read through the various analysis of communication breakdowns and bureaucratic hurdles, but all investigations indicate Trump didn’t prevent deployment. He also didn’t, you know, deploy them, which he was authorized to do. So.
Previously, on January 6th, Trump actively prevented troops from being deployed to the Capital grounds. Congress specifically asked for troops to be deployed, but he refused. Despite the advanced warning that violence was expected, the Capital was guarded by just a handful of regular police officers. The forces present are the normal type, the Capital police officers who normally handle things like protesters who chain themselves up outside a Senator’s office. That’s the level of threat they’re used to handling.
The proper way to deal with armed insurrectionists trying to literally overthrow a government is actual troops, real soldiers. And that is what will be used this time. The Capital will be a fortress guarded by thousands of trained service members, with orders to shoot to kill anyone attempting to break in. If MAGA tries anything this time, they’ll be met with automatic weapons fire. In other words, they’ll get the kind of treatment the SHOULD have received on January 6th last time.
Biden being in office and holding command of the military during this time is not something that should be so casually dismissed.
Trump didn’t actively prevent the national guard from being deployed. It’s kind of a convoluted mess as to what happened, and you’re welcome to read through the various analysis of communication breakdowns and bureaucratic hurdles, but all investigations indicate Trump didn’t prevent deployment. He also didn’t, you know, deploy them, which he was authorized to do. So.