Elite former military leaders
have issued unprecedented levels of criticism against President Trump’s response to the protests. Former Defense Secretary James Mattis
said in a statement that the President doesn’t even try to unite the country and that the American people need to find a way forward without relying on his leadership. Retired Gen. John Allen criticized Trump’s photo op in front of a church during the protests, saying it was trying to use religion to gloss over an abuse of First amendment rights. Other senior military and political figures, including former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen
, have also spoken out against Trump’s rhetoric and threats of force against Americans.
Current Secretary of Defense Esper counters Trump on using troops for control of demonstrations.
Shades of Latin America buts it’s terrifying when military tells civilian leadership what policy should be.
Wait....havent we been importing Latin Americans to replace Americans for years?
Hmmm
Wrong...Which leader does Trump have the most in common with? It is not one from the Western alliance. It is with Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil. Both are right-wing nut jobs who think that environmental laws are useless, the coronavirus is a fraud, laws are to be flouted, the military is a tool that can be used for domestic political purposes, and think they are surrounded by enemies embedded in the state. Our politics are much closer to Brazil's then England's or Canada's or any other western nation for that matter. Our political system is just like Brazil's: stuck in vicious partisanship and governed by wannabe strongmen.
Trump has more in common with an Argentine caudillo than with Justin Trudeau or Angela Merkel. Look at how Trump fauns over Putin, Kim, Dutarte, and every other dirt bag dictator.
It has nothing to do with illegals. It has all do with Republicans and their brand of politics.