249 years ago, America declared our independence from an authoritarian ruler who used his military on his own people.
249 years later, an authoritarian ruler is deploying the military on its own people.
Happy 4th of July. Let’s hope it’s not our last.
Donald Trump deployed more than 700 active U.S. Marines — men and women trained in foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement.
We honor their service and bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized by our own Armed Forces. Not in L.A. Not in California. Not anywhere.
🚨NEW: A U.S. Marine Corps veteran protesting in Los Angeles says he does not support President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard.
“My parents are immigrants. I served this country. This isn’t the America I fought for.”
Even the people trained to wear the uniform are standing against the crackdown.
📹: @anthonycabassa
“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
— Doechii at the #BETAwards
"He wants a military who will be loyal to him personally, one that will obey his orders, even when he tells them to break the law... even said he would use the U.S. military to go after American citizens."
Kamala Harris was right.
Donald Trump forcing US troops to sleep on the ground in the scorching heat in Los Angeles, since he made 0 arrangements to house or feed them and only wanted to use them as props for his fascist porn and political manipulation.
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡