Trump did consider deploying the National Guard to the US Capitol, New York Times says -- to protect

[Cetacea]

Source: Business Insider,NY Times

President Donald Trump considered using the National Guard to protect the crowd of his supporters who went on to ransack the US Capitol, according to The New York Times.

Citing his advisers, the Times said that Trump considered making the National Guard available to protect his supporters from counterprotesters.

The outlet said the idea, which he ultimately did not see through, came before Wednesday's events unfolded.

What began as a rally for supporters near the White House evolved into an invasion of the US Capitol, repudiated worldwide, which sparked a new crisis in the last days of Trump's presidency.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mulled-using-national-guard-to-protect-capitol-protesters-nyt-2021-1

[Iliyah]

1. shithole is truly fucked up . .

[Cetacea]

2. Let's hope he is removed before the 20th

[mdbl]

8. Truly!

[Walleye]

3. In a strange way, this incident reminds me of Altamont

[Cetacea]

5. Interesting

Maybe the 20th will be like Woodstock...

[Walleye]

6. That just gave me more hope than I've had in a while. I remember woodstock very well and the peace

As Joni said, “we are caught in a devil’s bargain”

[mdbl]

9. and she wasn't even there

[Captain Zero]

13. I get that.... interesting

[exboyfil]

4. They threw a party

and BLM and Antifa didn't show up.

What a shame. Maybe they could have helped the Capitol police stop the mob of good old boys and girls from desecrating the people's house.

[R Merm]

17. I think plan was to have BLM and ANTIFA there and then for the tRumpers to escalate the violence.

He would have used it as justification to invoke the insurrection act and use the Army or Guards to complete the Coup.

[Codifer]

18. Great point.

I had briefly entertained the thought that the presence of ANTIFA might have impeded the terrorists... but I see now that it would have been infinitely worse. I had not thought it possible that I could be more cynical than I was before 6 January.... I was so wrong. ANYTHING can happen.

I just hope that there are enough good people left in government to stop, identify and prosecute these bastards.

[BigmanPigman]

22. Thank God Antifa and BLM didn't show up!!!

[Curbside]

24. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution

Memorandum on Inadmissibility of Persons Affiliated with Antifa Based on Organized Criminal Activity
Issued on: January 5, 2021

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Purpose. One of the fundamental purposes of our Government is to ensure the safety of our citizens. ...

In particular, reliable reporting suggests that the movement known as Antifa is directly or indirectly responsible for some of the recent lawlessness in our communities, and has exploited tragedies to advance a radical, leftist, anarchist, and often violent agenda. In fact, Antifa has long used otherwise permissible demonstrations to engage in lawless, criminal behavior to further its radical agenda. ...

The Department of Justice has already publicly confirmed that actions by Antifa and similar groups meet the standard for domestic terrorism.
The violence spurred on by Antifa — such as hurling projectiles and incendiary devices at police, burning vehicles, and violently confronting police in defiance of local curfews — is dangerous to human life and to the fabric of our Nation. These violent acts undermine the rights of peaceful protestors and destroy the lives, liberty, and property of the people of this Nation, especially those most vulnerable. ...

c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-inadmissibility-persons-affiliated-antifa-based-organized-criminal-activity/


Texas newspaper inaccurately describes Capitol rioters as 'members of antifa' dressed as Trump supporters
A newspaper in Tyler, Texas, on Friday described rioters at the U.S. Capitol as anti-fascists from the political left, but hours later it vowed to correct the characterization.

The Tyler Morning Telegraph, which serves the 107,000-population, 50 percent non-white city in East Texas, ran an Associated Press photo of rioters with the caption, "Members of antifa dressed as supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-newspaper-inaccurately-describes-capitol-rioters-members-antifa-dressed-trump-n1253575

[marble falls]

25. He'll never find me. I'm hiding in the Central Antifa Secret bomb shelter at Camp George Soros.

[oasis]

23. +1,000,000x1,000,000

[bucolic_frolic]

7. The guy who was so worried about Federal Buildings in Portland in July

Sure didn't give it a worry in Washington in January.

[pecosbob]

10. So by his own mouth he wanted to deploy Guard to help his minions take the Capitol Building

While his weasels over at DoD twice denied requests by Capitol Police for riot gear and ammunition.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Instead of 5 dead in Capitol it would have been 5 dead, prob more, on the Mall. . . nt

[beachbumbob]

12. the Guard isusedto protect govt property and govt entities and not mobs

this goes back to his direct involvement of the attempted coup

[Dopers_Greed]

14. Remove Trump now

[turbinetree]

15. So this seditionist POS wanted to use the national guard to help the other seditionist take over the

capitol and he has admitted it, ..... "Lock his Worthless Ass Up" and "All of His Accomplices " ..........

And this includes Cruz, Graham, McConnell, McCarthy, Hawley and all of your other supporting seditionist assholes in your company of right wing republican POS ..............RESIGN your fuckling leader is full blown self admitting traitor, you should not even be recognized in the Congress you should be censured and barred................

[dalton99a]

16. The traitor should be arrested.

[TomCADem]

19. Crazy.Trump wanted to use National Guard...

...to suppress counter protesters to his white supremacist mob.

[muriel_volestrangler]

20. It's Always Projection

He sees anyone on his side as victimized, and everyone else as Evil. Plus he'd like to have footage of the National Guard fighting "Antifa" (ie anyone who is not a Trump acolyte).

In reality, it was his supporters who stormed the Capitol with spears, and murdered a police officer.

[mpcamb]

21. This should be included on the impeachment charges.

Protecting the ransackers.