Republicans salivate as Trump sends in military to police civilians [View all]
You'd think that Republican lawmakers—who love to preach about the importance of respecting states’ rights and freedom of speech—would be aghast at the sight of a president deploying the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles against the wishes of California's governor in order to police overwhelmingly peaceful protests.
But given that it's their Dear Leader who sicced the military on civilians in order to gin up support for his Immigration and Customs Enforcement goons and unfairly tie Democrats to the actions of a scant few anarchists, Republicans are largely all on board with the dystopian imagery coming out of Southern California.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said it was "necessary" for President Donald Trump to send the Marines to L.A., and refused to break with the president after he called for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to be arrested.
And when asked at a news conference if there was any red line for House Republicans when it comes to Trump's use of the military against civilians, Johnson refused to answer
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/15/2327567/-Republicans-salivate-as-Trump-sends-in-military-to-police-civilians
Johnson has to be one of the phoniest MFers who ever walked the planet
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