As promised, President Trump did what he said he was going to do: he deployed the National Guard to D.C.

The pearls are being clutched. Boots on the ground. A takeover. What if this is just the beginning? GASP! This is just the beginning of Trump taking action on American soil against Americans. A political stunt. MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace.

Maybe if poor excuses of Americans (and illegals) knew how to act-(as in, not murdering people), Trump wouldn’t have to take such actions! And, how is this action against Americans if this is a crackdown on crime? We’re not talking Americans minding their business. They are flat-out assaulting people and causing bodily harm.

What is an appropriate response from the public? Protests have developed across D.C. Need organizers? Call Crowds on Demand:

Who is funding them?

— Bourbonbabe (@Bourbonbabbe) August 12, 2025

Most people don’t know this, but many protesters are literally on the payroll – Capitol Hill staffers from both parties are often expected to show up at rallies and protests on their own time. So yes, most attendees are being paid or are there because it’s part of their job. That doesn’t mean they don’t support the cause – but it does mean these crowds aren’t as ‘organic’ as they appear on TV.”- Crowds on Demand CEO Adam Swart

Jim Acosta is beside himself:

Just spotted down on the National Mall… members of the DC National Guard who were deployed by Trump as part of his takeover of the MPD. pic.twitter.com/mFAY58tdLD

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 12, 2025

No, Jim. They’re not AI-generated. They’re the real deal. Even, Alexander Vindman sounded off:

Why’d you delete this version, dumbass? pic.twitter.com/UvYpt5evD4

— Bad Hombre (@joma_gc) August 11, 2025

Fascism. A political stunt. A power grab. An assault on our nation itself. “one of the most frequently telegraphed stunts in the authoritarian canon,” in fact.

It’s going to spread from city to city, and then to the suburbs, and then to rural areas, until Trump feels like he has complete authority over local law enforcement. All of this is in furtherance of his efforts to undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, to squelch and intimidate people who are willing to stand up and speak out, to intimidate and have large institutions, the legacy media, the universities and the institutions all bow down…Free and fair elections are the crown jewel, the cornerstone of what he wants to undermine.”-Marc Elias

What the hell is this guy talking about? They are all, flat-out hysterical. You know the only things that spread from city to city? The liberal contagion and all of the mess that comes with liberal policies. Policies that are lenient on crime and the criminals that commit these crimes. Backwards policies that do not support law enforcement or allow law enforcement officers to do their jobs. These are the very policies that protect the ones who undermine the rule of law. Some of these people who are “standing up” are so unaware that they are “standing up” for criminals because the legacy media, their universities and the institutions they get their information from have brainwashed them for years. Crime is down, don’t you know? MSNBC said it. CNN said it. PBS fact-checked this, too. But the crime is still happening.

As far as the authoritarianism spreading to the suburbs and to the rural areas, I think Elias is being a bit dramatic, here. There would not be a need for the National Guard in rural areas because those gun-toting, Bible-beating, “bitter clingers” will settle matters on their own. And, usually, disrespectful, violent thugs don’t make it out to the countryside. They’d much rather stay where they can get away with everything-to include murder.

Trump and his MAGA movement are expanding their efforts to remake society in their image. We’ve seen it in other areas and action as well, including the administration’s targeting of the educational system — with a specific focus on elite colleges and universities — the arts, museums, popular culture, interest groups and non-profits, religion, healthcare, banking and finance, the corporatocracy and, of course, the news media.”-Chauncey DeVega, Salon

Chauncey, Salon, and the left as a whole do not understand the quiet ones who also make up the MAGA movement. The portion of everyday Americans who see the violence, who have been on the receiving end of backwards policies during a pandemic that never seemed to end. They stayed locked down in their homes and adhered to mandates by authoritarian state governors while criminals rioted and looted. They stayed home with their kids and watched as popular culture and education was rebooted-up became down, down became up and anyone who did not agree with this insanity was relegated to a derogatory name-pick a name-fascist, bigot, racist, nazi. These people have become sick and tired.

So, yes. The National Guard is present in D.C. Clutch away!

We know Trump said that Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR in D.C. The National Guard assisting law enforcement with street crime is a start. But savagery, filth and scum will be there til the end of time. After all, the Democrats aren’t leaving.

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