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ProudMNDemocrat

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19. tRump has always seen the US Military as HIS to use how he wishes.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:16 PM

Jan 14

When Americans are shot at and possibly killed by our Military for peaceful protests, the Press/Media had best not run and hide, or sugar coat this as something it is not.

For the Press is also covered in the 1st Amendment to the US Constitution for now, as is the right to FREE SPEECH.

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Hegseth will shoot American protestors on Donald's orders [View all] deminks Jan 14 OP

Trump will give him a bounty per head. Irish_Dem Jan 14 #1

Scalps. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 14 #17

Hegseth gets a bonus for actual scalps presented to Trump. Irish_Dem Jan 14 #18

Protestant Trump wanting protesters shot. Will he shoot himself? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 14 #2

Non-billionare Americans are the new Capitol Police now. Beat'em spray'em stab'em stomp'em shoot'em IA8IT Jan 14 #3

I watched a small portion of that hearing... rasputin1952 Jan 14 #4

makes him a Perfect Republican. ZonkerHarris Jan 14 #7

Video IronLionZion Jan 14 #5

Ask his Mommy grandpamike1 Jan 14 #8

Sounds like a brother from another mother with felon 47 BonnieJW Jan 14 #9

Simply put, he's not qualified. Baitball Blogger Jan 14 #10

Not if... liberalgunwilltravel Jan 14 #6

Kent State TBA Jan 14 #11

This is what I call "Kent State Everywhere". carpetbagger Jan 14 #16

Could be. Yikes! 😔 electric_blue68 Jan 14 #23

All by himself he'll shoot protestors? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 14 #12

That's my reading of it. There will be no more protests without loss of life if this asshole is confirmed. IMHO. nt Evolve Dammit Jan 14 #13

Yup. And the average soldier isn't a legal scholar Arazi Jan 14 #14

This politicizing the military is not good! Emile Jan 14 #15

tRump has always seen the US Military as HIS to use how he wishes. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 14 #19

He will be confirmed. MontanaMama Jan 14 #20

The plague that has infected the military Puppyjive Jan 14 #21

Hegsworth would order troops nakocal Jan 14 #22