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SouthernCal_Dem

(851 posts)
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 01:49 PM Jul 2020

Trump's Use of Unidentified Federal Officers to Suppress Protests Is Backfiring

Washington, DC — Voters in three key battleground states are closely following and by a significant majority oppose Donald Trump’s recent use of unidentified federal agents to suppress protests, according to new polling conducted by Public Policy Polling and released today by MoveOn Political Action.

The polls, fielded among registered voters in Arizona (816), Maine (561), and North Carolina (939) between July 21 and 23, show majorities in each state oppose the Trump administration’s actions.

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“These results show that Trump’s plan to use unidentified federal agents to suppress local protests is backfiring with the public. Voters oppose it, and they want their senators to act,” said Rahna Epting, MoveOn Political Action’s executive director. “Continued enabling of Trump by Senators McSally, Collins, and Tillis is likely to hurt them at the ballot box. In this case, their political interests are aligned with the public interest, and they should do the right thing and join efforts in Congress to limit these abuses. When are they going to stand up to Trump’s continued abuses of power? Voters have had enough.”

more:
https://front.moveon.org/new-polls-unidentified-federal-police/

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Trump's Use of Unidentified Federal Officers to Suppress Protests Is Backfiring (Original Post) SouthernCal_Dem Jul 2020 OP
Damn YEAH! BittyJenkins Jul 2020 #1
Me too. Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #3
this llashram Jul 2020 #8
Come to think of it Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2020 #4
Since all those Senators went home for the weekend... 2naSalit Jul 2020 #2
Everything that Trump touches turns to S**T vlyons Jul 2020 #5
+1 pandr32 Jul 2020 #9
GOOD! pressbox69 Jul 2020 #6
Good..maybe they will go away! LeftInTX Jul 2020 #7
good for moveon! gristy Jul 2020 #10
I love it when things backfire in the Fuhrer's face Blue Owl Jul 2020 #11
Once the ownership of ZT-1 is exposed to Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #12
Zadnik? Who's that? hedda_foil Jul 2020 #13
When you Google ZT 1 Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #14
Good grief, someone has conflated a Hebrew blessing for the dead (or a godly person) with hedda_foil Jul 2020 #15
Oh Hell Yes la-trucker Jul 2020 #16

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,355 posts)
3. Me too.
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 01:54 PM
Jul 2020

This is crazy. The COVID-19 Pandemic is waaaay more important for most people and, besides, what Trump is doing is transparent as hell, not to mention excessive beyond any measure. Not to mention how he's trying to act like some paragon of Law & Order while hypocritically pardoning and commuting sentences of cronies and other compatriots.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,355 posts)
4. Come to think of it
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 01:55 PM
Jul 2020

Isn't he potentially making COVID worse by putting a whole bunch of more people at risk of becoming infected with/transmitting COVID?

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
5. Everything that Trump touches turns to S**T
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 01:55 PM
Jul 2020

His every utterance, presser, edict, policy, decision -- it seems to always backfire, be rolled back, dednied, lied about. Just complete lack of insight, wisdom, prudence, carefulness. Always. Is it any wonder that he has always been a failure at everything he attempts?

This is the guy you ask who to bet on for the world series, the superbowl, the NCAA champs -- and then bet the opposite.

gristy

(10,667 posts)
10. good for moveon!
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 02:11 PM
Jul 2020

Glad to see this in particular. A legislative remedy is needed!

Further, the poll found that majorities in each state want Congress to intervene to stop the program generally, and they support specific provisions in Senate legislation requiring federal agents to wear identification on their uniforms, barring the use of unmarked vehicles for arrests, and restricting the use of force against protesters.
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
12. Once the ownership of ZT-1 is exposed to
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 02:12 PM
Jul 2020

the social media,Zadnik and his crew,it will be game,set,go to jail.

hedda_foil

(16,368 posts)
15. Good grief, someone has conflated a Hebrew blessing for the dead (or a godly person) with
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 06:05 PM
Jul 2020

The anonymous stormtroopers in Portland. The abbreviation of the Hebrew blessing is transliterated as T'Zi. It's a completely different thing and it the two things get mixed up we're talking Q level conspiracy time.

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