President Trump has zero credibility in defending his sending armed troops to California under the pretense of needing to quell unbridled violence from protests in Los Angeles against his mass-deportation scheme.
We agree with California Gov. Gavin Newsom that the “theatrical” stunt is the alarming act of a “dictator,” not an American president.
Newsom has sued the Trump administration. He said Trump overstepped his authority, needlessly, essentially creating more chaos from what he and his administration have already fostered with their ill-conceived “Operation Aurora,” Trump’s previous code word for mass deportations.
Trump regularly forfeits being a credible source on his actions, or being an accurate observer of just about anything, because of his relentless discharges of misinformation, disinformation and regularly outed lies.
But in this one specific stunt among his previous and current presidencies, Trump cannot escape that fact that he took part in, and by many accounts led, the Jan. 6 riots and insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. Then, he refused to call in the National Guard, despite repeated requests from those in charge of the building during the infamous attack.
Not only did Trump at the very least inspire and provoke the historic assault on the Capitol, the nation and democracy, his allegiant thugs brutally beat and injured police at the Capitol, leading to the death of one officer, others injured and leaving behind millions of dollars in damage. An analysis by the U.S. General Accounting office reported that the overall cost to American taxpayers was $2.7 billion.
Two courts in Colorado ruled that Trump was responsible for the riots, and deemed him an “insurrectionist” because of his part in the attack.
And on the first day Trump was returned to office, himself a felony convict from another crime out of New York, he pardoned more than 1,500 of the convicted and charged vandals, terrorists, insurrectionists and thugs responsible for one of the most horrific and dangerous attacks in the nation’s history.
Trump cannot sidestep his undisputed actions for not just provoking that assault on the Capitol and the nation, but of perpetuating the profound damage he inspired.
Newsom is absolutely right in pointing out that this unprecedented military assault on a U.S. city he regularly, publicly holds in contempt isn’t the result of political disagreements, it is the result of Trump’s “ego.”
Trump and his cronies foolishly believe that his violent and incompetent secret police antics in trying to round up millions of immigrants is in any way an acceptable solution to the nation’s serious immigration problem.
Decades of political impasse in Congress and the White House in regards to immigration policy are to blame for a system that does not account for immigrants nor does it hold immigrants accountable for the law.
There is no doubt that Trump’s “mass deportation” boondoggle will continue to be astonishingly expensive and equally as unproductive in removing millions of people who came here for a better life, and who just want jobs and a peaceful place in America.
Leaders in California, like Colorado — and Aurora — clearly understand and support the facts of immigrant life in our communities. Holding immigrants accountable to the law is important, and it makes sense. But using local police, schools and other governments as immigration agents makes no sense at all. Those foolish notions drive immigrants into the shadows and into lives of desperation.
Desperate people do desperate things, just like Trump.
Desperate to cling to power in 2021, Trump first tried to persuade everyone, and then anyone, that he had actually won the 2020 contest, which he did not. Desperate to remain president, he pressed his vice president to act complicitly in an effort to undermine the election as a participant in his treason. Even more desperate, he then prompted and permitted hordes of fellow insurrectionists to storm the Capitol.
While acting on his desperation was inexcusable, if Trump is ever held accountable by a jury for the Jan. 6 insurrection attack, his frame of mind could, and should, weigh on his sentencing.
Rather than press immigrants into their own desperate situations, it would be far more effective, cheaper and humane to allow a set number of immigrants to obtain work or school visas and permits, which could expire or lead to citizenship under specific circumstances. To make the system work, businesses and other agencies would have to be accountable for ensuring their employees or subjects have credentials.
In the meantime, states like Colorado, California and others must stand behind laws that not only reject Trump’s federal intrusion but ensure some protection for immigrant residents. A new Colorado law prohibits jails from holding inmates past their release dates solely for immigration enforcement and threatens penalties against institutions that improperly collect immigration status data.
In doing so, Colorado and other states are testing the boundaries of Trump’s nascent federalism. These states assert that while immigration enforcement is a federal domain, local participation in civil enforcement is not mandatory.
As Colorado Gov. Jared Polis aptly said, “State and local law enforcement cannot be commandeered to enforce federal civil immigration laws.”
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Transcripts Show President Trump’s Directives to Pentagon Leadership to “Keep January 6 Safe” Were Deliberately Ignored
WASHINGTON – Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) revealed that days before January 6, 2021, President Trump met with senior Pentagon leaders urging them to do their jobs to protect lives and property. The transcripts released show Trump gave senior Pentagon leadership directives to keep January 6 peaceful – including using the National Guard – which the Pentagon leaders ignored. This revelation directly contradicts the conclusions drawn in the flawed DoD IG reporton January 6, 2021.
https://cha.house.gov/2024/9/transcripts-show-president-trump-s-directives-to-pentagon-leadership-to-keep-january-6-safe-were-deliberately-ignored
Nancy Pelosi on January 6, 2021:
“We have totally failed. We have to take some responsibility for not holding the security accountable for what could have happened.”
“Oh my god, I cannot believe the stupidity of this. And I take the full responsibility”
So, Dave, what’s in store for the next revision of history?
When the riots flair up in downtown Denver and then looting follows, you’ll figure out somehow to lay stealing new flat screens on ICE.
If one thing is obvious since Trump’s second inauguration, it is that Trump will use lies, stubbornness, illegal stalling tactics, and misuse of statutes to test the bounds of his power! It is time to resist these incursions into our daily life. I never wanted a second Trump term after the first disaster, but I accepted his election. However, it is now clear that the trust that many Americans put in Mr. Trump has been ill-used. His actions betray his desire to be a dictator!
LOL, yes, because calling out the National Guard to defend federal buildings and ICE officials is “a desire to be a dictator.” Especially after your side, like that grinning gargoyle Karen Bass, lied and said that the officials were raiding Home Depot when even the mayor of Paramount said that wasn’t the case.
Literally nothing you or Perry says needs to be taken at face value. But I’m pleased that you both are expressing your desire to keep escalating this political polarization. It’s desperately needed.
Here’s a trivia question for you, Boomer–how many NGs were called out during the Rodney King riots?
Most level-headed Aurorans will view editorials like this as irrational and nothing more than left-wing cheerleading by the radical Aurora Sentinal Editorial board. The National Guard and Marines were sent in because the social trash rioting in the streets would have maimed or killed ICE agents arresting criminal illegal aliens if given the chance. The radical far-left, with their willingness to embrace violence, are pushing for all out civil war.
The “liberals” aren’t the ones administering beatings in the streets of Los Angeles. No, it is the low rent law enforcement L.A. has sicced on the demonstrators who, it really must be remembered, are exercising their right to protest government action.
Thuggery in the White House, beatings on the streets of our cities.
Yeah, some hero you have there. Boy, just imagine the harm he could do if he wasn’t hamstrung by “bone spurs”. After all, this “condition” kept him out of the army. That, and Daddy’s money.
A coward and a bully. Some hero you got there.
All of this is an aphrodisiac to Trump and his eager thugs.
Literally nothing you’re writing here needs to be taken at face value, Jeffy-poo. It’s all nuclear-grade cope at your anger over your revolutionary vanguard being deported. Fine people like these cucarachas:
“BREAKING: Federal sources ID some of the criminal illegal alien targets ICE arrested in their LA operation yesterday & today, which sparked violent protests. They include multiple gang members, convicted sex offenders, violent gun offenders, & drug offenders. One has already been deported. They include:
Rolando Veneracion-Enriquez, a national of the Philippines who has prior convictions for sexual penetration with a foreign object, assault with intent to commit rape, and burglary, all in California.
ARMANDO ORDAZ, a Mexican national & known gang member with a conviction for sexual battery, receiving stolen property, and theft in Los Angeles.
VICTOR MENDOZA-AGUILAR, a previously deported Mexican national & known gang member with convictions for assault with a deadly weapon, and possessing drug paraphernalia.
DELFINO AGUILAR MARTINEZ, a Mexican national with a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon causing great bodily injury in LA.”
I’m not only happy to round these people up while you seethe, the hilarious part is that the majority of Hispanics that you’re simping for support it too.
I think many people understand that Trump was elected because the Democrats were so out of touch with America. Biden’s horrific, and probably intentional, disregard for our borders is inexcusable. We may never recover from his lack of any border control. Europe has been warning us for years about the consequences of open borders. Yes, our Congress has been totally absent when it comes to decent immigration policy. Yes, Trump is a bull in a china shop when it comes to action. Yes, he is power hungry. But, we must do something to move millions of illegals out of our country. The idea that state and local authorities should not cooperate with federal officials to terminate the unlawful entry of millions of people says that we are not a nation of laws. The fact is that people are here illegally and many pose a threat to our safety. If we cannot enforce our federal laws, where are we? If we allow people to resist and attack our federal officers doing their jobs, where are we? Will our governor and legislature understand if our cities and counties simply say that they don’t have to comply with any state mandates? How will they react when we throw rocks at the Attorney General when he comes out to review compliance? A majority of Americans want illegal immigrants out of our country. If you are a Democrat, get used to that idea. You didn’t get upset when Obama was deporting millions of illegal aliens. It is my hope that the federal government will prosecute violent protesters to insure that they are not simply released by liberal state agencies. And yes, Trump should not have given blanket pardons to January 6 rioters. Wrong is wrong, regardless of political affiliation.