the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Washington DC, on a call earlier today the president told governors earlier that many of them were appearing “weak.”
National Guard troops were deployed near the White House Monday evening hours after President Donald Trump said he wanted a military show of force against violent protests gripping the nation. Shortly after, Trump came to the White House Rose Garden to call himself the “law and order” president, saying “domestic terrorism” was to blame for the unrest. “We will it end it now,” Trump said, calling on governors to “dominate the streets.” Saying we are a nation of laws, the President repeated hat he would deploy the United States active duty military if governors failed to use the National Guard more forcefully.
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