In DC.
Protesters? Credibility?
They're rioters.
It amazes me that he's too afraid of political fallout to send the military in to Seattle.
This would be a huge win for him.
Perfect opportunity to show the country what happens when criminals unlawfully occupy parts of an American city.
But I guess this is too controversial.
Originally Posted by Next Best Thing
i'm sure you understand Trump can't act unilaterally and send federal troops into Seattle. or any other state or city. now if he was the dictator the left claim he is, he would have by now but he's not a dictator he's the president.
would invoking the Insurrection act be justified? in the specific case of this SPAZ zone yes. Overall in Seattle, no. the city itself is fine. So is it worth it for Trump to act? not yet. the longer this Mayor and/or Inslee the Governor wait the harder it becomes to get these criminals out of these buildings and the worse they look for their capitulation/condoning of this takeover.
upfront i'd be just as much in agreement that Trump should act and it would show a strong hand however the backlash would be immense even with the authority of the Insurrection act. the left would meltdown over it even if half of Seattle was on fire.
for now i think Trump is smarter to leave it to the States as it typically should be until they either ask for help or show that they are incapable of handling the situation.
while the initial blame is Durken's as mayor, if she either can't or won't kick out these bums then Inslee can act with the Washington National guard. what would the mayor do? tell the SPD to fire on guard troops to protect these thugs? i rather doubt she's
that radical. So why hasn't Inslee acted?