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Easy! machoneman Jan 2017 #1
We should be so lucky if they were that blunt and obvious. AtheistCrusader Jan 2017 #6
wearing face mask so they can blend in 2naSalit Jan 2017 #7
Oh yeah. The young men in the Che Guevara T shirt with regulation style hair-cuts. alphafemale Jan 2017 #44
And are "let go" as soon as they get to the 2naSalit Jan 2017 #46
Absolutely, so they can violate protester rights outside of what the law requires. ffr Jan 2017 #33
That's where it's at for them...nt 2naSalit Jan 2017 #47
This seems really, really strange unc70 Jan 2017 #2
just like demanding all ambassadors home by inauguration demigoddess Jan 2017 #28
Ya think? colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #31
The stench is palpable... 2naSalit Jan 2017 #49
This is very ominous. WheelWalker Jan 2017 #3
and obvious....nt 2naSalit Jan 2017 #8
Just in time to shut down anti-Trump protests in the streets MrPurple Jan 2017 #4
Here we go.... DK504 Jan 2017 #5
In addition to good walking shoes and warm coats... redwitch Jan 2017 #10
I don't, I have family and friends in that march. mahina Jan 2017 #14
Edited in light of news reports later Friday and mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #9
This is very disturbing. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #11
Exactly!! "or worse" - will the National Guard or any other US military Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #15
Remember Kent State? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #16
May 4th 1970 Kent State Ohio PearliePoo2 Jan 2017 #17
Oh indeed I do, having come up in the 60's Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #22
The military will not turn on civilians trc Jan 2017 #51
Thank you, trc, for your reply Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #54
I dont understand this at all. How can Trump be giving orders before he is sworn in? GusBob Jan 2017 #12
He's not giving orders. What he did was mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #13
This only makes sense if tRump plans on declaring martial law to stop the protests planned on and af Augiedog Jan 2017 #18
Another Thing That Would make Sense Leith Jan 2017 #35
He's being stupid. The U.S. military is not set up like a rent-a-cop/merc company. haele Jan 2017 #36
Oh. My. God. classof56 Jan 2017 #19
This Info Scares Me More Than Anything That Has Come Out Of Trump Tower.... global1 Jan 2017 #20
Changing command in the midst of large protests IronLionZion Jan 2017 #21
"Unless they are counting on chaos and disorganization" Um, yes. Trump rules by chaos. nt Hekate Jan 2017 #45
Be afraid IronLionZion Jan 2017 #53
It might be related to his age Lurks Often Jan 2017 #23
the coup continues unabated. Dems in DC need to find some spines quickly so do the rest of us. mulsh Jan 2017 #24
5000 troops called in to "help?" malthaussen Jan 2017 #25
military and police will all back trump. he is their kinda guy morally speaking nt msongs Jan 2017 #30
I beg to differ with you msongs, Being a retired military man I talk with alot of current military.. Old Vet Jan 2017 #37
DC National Guard? Really? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #39
Is that a fact? IronLionZion Jan 2017 #42
That's pretty average for an inauguration jmowreader Jan 2017 #43
Trump has to make sure he has a loyal general in charge of the DC National Guard when neverforget Jan 2017 #26
Anybody ever see the film "Seven Days in May"..... Interesting... winstars Jan 2017 #27
This terrifies me! colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #29
Anybody who attends the DC protests might want to invest The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #32
Trump is paranoid that someone will assassinate him Fearless Jan 2017 #34
Trump long ago left Nixon-land waaaay behind. Hekate Jan 2017 #48
I wouldn't disagree. Fearless Jan 2017 #58
This is completely irrational. n/t SpankMe Jan 2017 #38
Considering that Trump has dgibby Jan 2017 #40
I don't see anywhere aquamarina Jan 2017 #41
Given how many careerists he has canned without replacements in sight, I'd say nobody Hekate Jan 2017 #50
He didn't can career foreign service officers. He canned political appointees onenote Jan 2017 #56
Sadly facts don't seem to matter much here anymore Lurks Often Jan 2017 #57
Looking at the DC NG website, Leghorn21 Jan 2017 #55
I found this: Keefer Jan 2017 #52
Martial law in D.C. orangecrush Jan 2017 #59
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