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Trump’s $134 million dollar deception of the American people
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the military occupation of Los Angeles by thousands of US soldiers will cost us $134 million, a total waste that has the hallmark of a major step towards a takeover of the government. This week Trump’s military parade will cost at least $40 million and as 70 ton tanks roll down DC streets they will likely cause millions of dollars of damage to the Capitol’s infrastructure.
It’s no big surprise that we are seeing displays of military might here in the US where they are unjustified and unneeded, except as excuses for declaring a national emergency and giving the White House total control, a coup, in other words.
As with everything Trump, it is not subtle, it is completely over the top. Yes, some ICE protests degenerated into violence but it is up to the mayor and state governor to request help if they need it. That didn’t happen and it is unprecedented for the President to send in the California National Guard without a formal request from the California government.
The Marines sent in by Hegseth are illegal as a law called posse commitatus stipulates that the American military cannot be used against citizens on American soil. But we know Trump thinks he is above the law…
