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Trump's Use of National Guard, Army Troops, & ICE Agents in Dem-Leaning Cities - the Longer Game
From the Pulitzer-winning Sy Hersh, renowned for his network of reliable inside sources:
"What’s happening now may be a trial run for the use of those forces to interfere on the behalf of the president and the Republican Party in states where the Democratic Party has a chance to win crucial seats in next fall’s Congressional elections. I’ve been told by someone with inside knowledge that planning for such action is now underway in the White House..."
(Emphasis supplied.) More at https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/why-are-us-troops-occupying-american (it's paywalled & I don't have a subscription, but hopefully we get the idea).