LA protesters and police in standoff as Trump doubles National Guard deployment
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Live updates: LA protests against ICE raids, Trump National Guard, Marines mobilized
The trajectory of the crisis could now turn on whether Trump follows through on his dictator’s theatrics by crossing lines not approached by modern presidents.Creating or escalating a law-and-order crisis or threat to public security and then using it to justify the use of the military on domestic soil would mirror the methodology of tyrannical leaders throughout history.
Donald Trump is talking and acting like an authoritarian as he escalates a constitutional clash with California over his migration crackdown.
Much now depends on whether he’s simply talking tough or if he’s ready to take an already-tense nation across a fateful line in his zeal for strongman rule.
On Monday, the president of the United States — the country seen as the world’s top steward of democracy for 80 years — endorsed the arrest of the Democratic governor of the nation’s most populous state. “I think it would be a great thing,” Trump said.
Trump’s decision to deploy troops despite the opposition of California Gov. Gavin Newsom represented the latest example of his willingness to flex extraordinary executive power and marked a break with a first term when he was often talked out of his extreme impulses by establishment officials.
For all Trump’s multiple previous challenges to the rule of law and democracy, a grave new chapter may be opening.
The trajectory of the crisis could now turn on whether Trump follows through on his dictator’s theatrics by crossing lines not approached by modern presidents — notably on the use of troops in a law enforcement capacity.
It may also rely on the restraint of protesters, who would play into Trump’s hands by taking part in more unrest that creates alarming television pictures that can fuel Trump’s dystopian rhetoric.
Creating or escalating a law-and-order crisis or threat to public security and then using it to justify the use of the military on domestic soil would mirror the methodology of tyrannical leaders throughout history.
Read the full analysis.
Live updates: LA protests against ICE raids, Trump National Guard, Marines mobilized
The trajectory of the crisis could now turn on whether Trump follows through on his dictator’s theatrics by crossing lines not approached by modern presidents.Creating or escalating a law-and-order crisis or threat to public security and then using it to justify the use of the military on domestic soil would mirror the methodology of tyrannical leaders throughout history.
Donald Trump is talking and acting like an authoritarian as he escalates a constitutional clash with California over his migration crackdown.
Much now depends on whether he’s simply talking tough or if he’s ready to take an already-tense nation across a fateful line in his zeal for strongman rule.
On Monday, the president of the United States — the country seen as the world’s top steward of democracy for 80 years — endorsed the arrest of the Democratic governor of the nation’s most populous state. “I think it would be a great thing,” Trump said.
Trump’s decision to deploy troops despite the opposition of California Gov. Gavin Newsom represented the latest example of his willingness to flex extraordinary executive power and marked a break with a first term when he was often talked out of his extreme impulses by establishment officials.
For all Trump’s multiple previous challenges to the rule of law and democracy, a grave new chapter may be opening.
The trajectory of the crisis could now turn on whether Trump follows through on his dictator’s theatrics by crossing lines not approached by modern presidents — notably on the use of troops in a law enforcement capacity.
It may also rely on the restraint of protesters, who would play into Trump’s hands by taking part in more unrest that creates alarming television pictures that can fuel Trump’s dystopian rhetoric.
Creating or escalating a law-and-order crisis or threat to public security and then using it to justify the use of the military on domestic soil would mirror the methodology of tyrannical leaders throughout history.
Read the full analysis.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/la-protests-ice-raids-trump-06-10-25