The explicit threat comes days after Trump ordered soldiers to put down protests in Los Angeles

Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to forcibly put down any protests that spoil the military parade he has ordered up for his birthday on Saturday to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army’s founding during the American Revolutionary War.

Speaking in the Oval Office following an impromptu event to discuss forest management ahead of the upcoming summer wildfire season, Trump was riffing on what he described as violent excesses by protesters who’ve been demonstrating against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles when he was asked about the possibility of protests against the June 14 parade.

He reiterated the explicit threat a moment later, telling “those people who want to protest” that they would be “met with very big force” once more.

  • @[email protected]
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    4512 days ago

    Well now I feel more compelled to go tell off that orange fuck, and protest the armed forces that are a: allowing themselves to be used for propaganda, and b: allowing their companions to be deployed against their own citizens in violation of their oaths.

    • @[email protected]
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      912 days ago

      I have a strong suspicion there’s gonna be a lot of heat exhaustion cases…

      Like, not even as a protest, it’s not gonna be coordinated well, they won’t have shade or water and bundled up in old “throwback” uniforms that don’t have the modern benefits and soldiers aren’t used to.

      Once a couple genuine cases happen, a lot of people just won’t fight thru it.

      • @[email protected]
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        612 days ago

        Yeah. I’ve lived in DC in June. I’m originally from Florida and the most oppressive heat and humidity I’ve experienced in the US was during summer in DC. And given that it’s only like two months of such heat (compared to the like 7 months where it’s cold), they don’t prioritize infrastructure for it. It is not going to be a good time for anyone.

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          312 days ago

          For some reason I thought it was like 5 miles, but I guess the full route is 0.8 miles.

          Still tho, they’re gonna be out there for hours standing around in the sun waiting.

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    412 days ago

    I maybe not be able to attend, but I will be making Tacos for my MAGA family.

    It’s Taco day you chickenshit assholes!

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    612 days ago

    Nobody wants to go to your party, doofus

    We’re all going to our local 50501’s planned event (mines right by my city hall, I can walk there!)

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    612 days ago

    Awww poor baby TACO is scaewd better put him up for nappy time or the big bad group of citizens legally assembling peacefully are going to let him know he’s a fucking loser that deserves nothing but a 8x8 concrete box

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        212 days ago

        “leftists” and “moderates” continue to do themselves the disservice of not knowing, this underestimating their enemy, while overestimating ourselves. It’s a pernicious habit that will cause stupid blunders and we need to correct it, now, myself included.

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    012 days ago

    You’d better stay in, and do as you’re told, stay out of the road, if you want to grow old.

  • UltraMagnus0001
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    I fucking hope the protests are so historic that his incompetence is tied to it and it forever ruins his birthday and parade. Please go down in history as the biggest greatest protest for his birthday, as he would say.

    • BeBopALouie
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      412 days ago

      I am senile but I think this might be a good one.

      All the good people should stay home for the orange rapist/felons stupid parade. I understand that people need to take a stand, but this is a special occasion.

      If the good stay home, the only ones left at the rump rally Will be magats. Magats are magats and they themselves will start fighting each other and all the dumb ICE’ers etc will start paint balling their own magats. The next day report to media all the goodies stayed home, all that trouble that happened is on the magats.

      Also rump does not get the bloodshed he is looking for unless the magats go wild.

      Win win in my book but then again I like shaking my fist at clouds.