President Donald Trump openly reflected on Thursday night about sending tens of thousands of federal agents to major US cities due to the unrest, claiming he could “solve these problems as quickly” if those cities simply ” They will invite “the 75,000” tough “federals he supposedly has ready to go.
Trump, who recently announced a “surge” of hundreds of FBI and Justice Department personnel in Chicago to blatantly combat violent crime, openly reflected on his recent push for “law and order” with Fox News host and confidant. close Sean Hannity.
The president first mentioned Portland, which is currently the scene of a federal crackdown on anti-racism protesters, and boasted that he sent DHS agents and federal authorities unmarked “because they are anarchists.”
“That is a level that people have not seen,” bellowed the president. “But they are anarchists. They went crazy for 51 days. And we went in and they did a great job. They were going to destroy the court, a magnificent federal court. So we came in and we’ve been very, very strong. “
After taunting Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for having received tear gas by federal agents Wednesday night, shouting that they “took his breath away,” Trump insisted he wanted to “help the cities.” And what was your offer to the mayors of cities like Detroit and Chicago?
“We will go to all the cities, to any of the cities,” declared the president. “We are ready. We will put 50,000, 60,000 people who really know what they are doing. They are strong. They are tough. And we can solve these problems so quickly, but as you know, we have to be invited to participate.”
Trump added that “at some point, we have to do something much stronger than being invited.”
Meanwhile, Hannity linked violence in big cities to the Democratic leadership, wondering out loud if the president has a message for “people who brag and argue and say they don’t have a chance to win New York state, Illinois, California or Washington. “
Complaining that the “liberal Democrats” are not “respecting the police,” Trump claimed that Democratic governors and mayors are explicitly telling the police not to fight crime.
“They say they shouldn’t do it,” the president snorted. “It is a philosophy. Let me tell you that if Joe Biden ever came in, the whole country would be like this. ”
Trump finally returned to Chicago, which has recently been a major focal point on Fox News programming, claiming that people tell him they “can’t believe what’s happening” before referring to a recent shooting in the city.
“Too bad,” he exclaimed. “And we could solve it if they invited us to enter, we would enter with 50,000 to 75,000 people. We could solve it as if you didn’t believe it, as fast. “
Before settling for an Operation Legend expansion when he announced his “raise,” the president privately wanted a Portland-style offensive in Chicago. Visualizing a “camera-ready show of force,” Trump wanted federal agents to expel violent gang leaders and leave them “shaking in their boots.”
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