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babylonsister

(172,143 posts)
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 10:56 AM 13 hrs ago

Trump Orders ICE Vengeance on 'No Kings' Protest Cities

Politics
Trump Orders ICE Vengeance on ‘No Kings’ Protest Cities
RETRIBUTION MOVE
President gives nakedly political order for law enforcement to target Democratic cities.
Cameron Adams
Reporter
Updated Jun. 16 2025 9:53AM EDT
Published Jun. 16 2025 1:38AM EDT


Donald Trump ordered ICE officers to prioritize deportations in Democrat-run cities in a wild Truth Social rant Sunday night.

The president issued the unprecedented, politically motivated orders just hours after millions of protesters gathered in major American cities, calling for Trump’s megalomania to be curbed.

Trump told ICE staff to “do all in their power” to detain and deport undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.

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Posting to Truth Social on Sunday, Trump claimed these cities should be targeted as they are “the core of the Democrat power center, using illegal aliens to expand their voter base, cheat in elections and grow the welfare state.”

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-orders-ice-vengeance-hit-on-cities-that-protest-against-him/

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Trump Orders ICE Vengeance on 'No Kings' Protest Cities (Original Post) babylonsister 13 hrs ago OP
But millions of us were in smaller towns with either diverse or MAGGOT cores. efhmc 13 hrs ago #1
Yep Marthe48 12 hrs ago #5
He HATES the First Amendment sakabatou 13 hrs ago #2
Gee so it did bother the hell out of him. underpants 13 hrs ago #3
No one went to his parade Johonny 12 hrs ago #9
Fox had a show from 6-10 but other than that underpants 11 hrs ago #11
Undocumented workers could move to red states the_liberal_grandpa 12 hrs ago #4
They're simply not coming Johonny 12 hrs ago #10
"Democratic power centers" says it all karynnj 12 hrs ago #6
Thanks, Dump orangecrush 12 hrs ago #7
This vengeance flows up from his voters and spews out through him. He's a reflection of the people Hotler 12 hrs ago #8
fuck him with razor wire spanone 11 hrs ago #12

Marthe48

(20,862 posts)
5. Yep
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 11:42 AM
12 hrs ago

He's lazy. Picking obvious targets.

I'm in a red city, red county, red state and we had at least 1000 people turn out. I heard several people say they were not Dems, but they were sick of what is happening. One guy even got on stage, and speaking into the microphone, described his political affiliation so everyone present could hear he wasn't a Dem.

I saw 2 idiots displaying crappy signs supporting traitor felon. I bet they answered the Craig's List ad.

Johonny

(23,891 posts)
9. No one went to his parade
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:10 PM
12 hrs ago

He knows we all hate him because he has no likable qualities.

underpants

(191,074 posts)
11. Fox had a show from 6-10 but other than that
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:22 PM
11 hrs ago

it didn’t show hardly any of the parade during the day. They focused on Minnesota and Israel/Iran.

He knows that CNN and MSNBC was way more No Kings coverage than his little show.

4. Undocumented workers could move to red states
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 11:33 AM
12 hrs ago

for safety from ICE. I doubt those states would be very happy about that.

Johonny

(23,891 posts)
10. They're simply not coming
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:12 PM
12 hrs ago

Immigration is down. These employment centers are where the business of America takes place. This is where the tax dollars come from to pay to run his government. The net effect of Trump's Immigration crackdown will be economic slow down.

Trump is bad at economics. Really bad.

karynnj

(60,331 posts)
6. "Democratic power centers" says it all
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 11:47 AM
12 hrs ago

In addition, he repeats the lie that immigrants expand the voter base. Even LEGAL immigrants need to be in the country for years before they can become citizens.

What it seems this is is an attempt to create chaos, violence and turmoil in Democratic cities probably just in Democratic states that he and Republicans will use for their lies about life in blue cities.

Like attacking premier universities, medical, scientific and academic research, this attacks some of the biggest strengths of America. It will also accelerate the loss of international tourism here. These cities are places that people want to go to.

More and more, in addition to the loss of democracy and rule of law, I wonder what he sees as the end state he is going for. Is he going for a third world country, with a small elite having most of the resources headed by a dictator?

Hotler

(13,205 posts)
8. This vengeance flows up from his voters and spews out through him. He's a reflection of the people
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 11:52 AM
12 hrs ago

that voted for him.

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