> But what undermines this new, Nobel-ready look of Trump’s is not only the absurd braggadocio, or even the confusion of the style and optics of peacemaking for the substance and hard graft it requires. It is the fact that he is fomenting war at home on his own citizens. I am not speaking metaphorically. Increasingly, serious analysts not prone to hyperbole are warning that Trump seems bent on provoking a second American civil war. The evidence is piling up.
>
> The most obvious is Trump’s deployment of US troops on the streets of America’s cities. He claims that his original decisions to send in the National Guard to Los Angeles, Washington DC, Chicago, Portland and Memphis were motivated solely by concern over crime. In his telling, these places were “overrun” by violence and local police needed his help. But that doesn’t stack up.
>
> The data shows that most of the cities Trump has targeted have lower rates of violent crime than other large cities that have remained untouched. (Of the 10 major US cities with the biggest crime problems, Trump has hit only one: Memphis.)
>
> . . .
>
> or what the likes of Chicago, LA and Portland have in common is not imagined rates of runaway crime but something that angers Trump much more: they are Democrat-run cities in Democrat-led states. (The giveaway is that Cleveland, Ohio and Kansas City, Missouri have higher rates of violent crime but are under Republican governors. So they have been left alone.)
>
> This is a political act by Trump, designed to intimidate potential strongholds of opposition.
sunshinerain1208 on
He’s also a pedophile and a convicted rapist. I don’t know of any Nobel prize winners with that background either.
Smithy2232 on
I would argue that if Trump claims he is something, then more than likely, he is the opposite.
Prestigious-Carry907 on
No peace prize for people who are sending goon squads after mothers and children.
RepeatButler on
To quote Rogue One: “I think you’re confusing peace with terror.”
AnimuX on
Republicans have been threatening the rest of us with civil war for decades.
ThaneduFife on
There’s a 1980s movie where some alien guy roams around a city killing everyone he meets, and the alien’s catchphrase and the title of the movie were both “I come in peace.”
Bonyred on
A second american civil war would probably only end with a two-state solution.
AINonsense on
> Donald Trump claims
always; stop there. Just like 90% of readers will.
Go for a walk.
Start again.
CIASP00K on
AND he supports Putin’s War of aggression against Ukraine.
LordBoofington on
Also abroad, wars.
Able_Bullfrog_3671 on
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznfLpFCJ1U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznfLpFCJ1U) <<(watch share/educate)
Ken Burns Interview describing his new doc AMERICAN REVOLUTION – –
Every Free Man-Woman-child should listen/learn the lessons of those (ruled by kings) who went before us!
MyNameis_Not_Sure on
He is punishing ‘sanctuary cities’ and I don’t think that’s ’fomenting civil war’ when you really look at it critically. Their targets are non-citizens, and these efforts have been short lived. The Don will get distracted and move on soon, as he always does. The furor over DC police has died down, the rest will follow suit soon
mmliu1959demo on
Bombing ships will not win him a Nobel Peace prize.
alabasterskim on
At home? Everywhere!
bluAstrid on
He’s a “piece of shit president” is more accurate.
MattMcdoodle on
mmw he will invade another country soon
Conscious_Problem924 on
Let me tell you, government workers are more scared to lose their jobs than call this out.
Most of our country will watch us as we go down the drain.
They’re scared.
harveyhchrist on
Remember when he claimed the Epstein files were a hoax? Trump’s claims are as legit as his presidency
Sea-Technician6251 on
Could it be that The Donald is trying to escalate some kind of confrontation by the midterms so he can cancel them under the guise of a National Emergency?!
BTW, outside of the Lone Ranger, and characters like Superman and Batman, masked men (and women) are usually the bad guys. Ie. KKK, bandits, bank robbers, etc.
Talentagentfriend on
Peace of Shit
PHLANYC on
Ceasefire didn’t even hold for 24hrs because Israel never stopped killing Palestinians
mike0sd on
Donald Trump began waging war on America when he misled his gullible supporters with a conspiracy that was easily proven false, and commanded his horde of morons to attack and ransack the US Capitol.
Republicans did not do anything in response to Trump’s opening salvo back in 2021, because they think they are going to get away with everything
Th3FinalStarman on
The first half of this headline is completely unnecessary and just platforms their propaganda.
CornCobMcGee on
He literally just renamed the DoD so it said War. War isnt peace.
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He is also fermenting war in the Caribbean
A bit from the commentary:
> But what undermines this new, Nobel-ready look of Trump’s is not only the absurd braggadocio, or even the confusion of the style and optics of peacemaking for the substance and hard graft it requires. It is the fact that he is fomenting war at home on his own citizens. I am not speaking metaphorically. Increasingly, serious analysts not prone to hyperbole are warning that Trump seems bent on provoking a second American civil war. The evidence is piling up.
>
> The most obvious is Trump’s deployment of US troops on the streets of America’s cities. He claims that his original decisions to send in the National Guard to Los Angeles, Washington DC, Chicago, Portland and Memphis were motivated solely by concern over crime. In his telling, these places were “overrun” by violence and local police needed his help. But that doesn’t stack up.
>
> The data shows that most of the cities Trump has targeted have lower rates of violent crime than other large cities that have remained untouched. (Of the 10 major US cities with the biggest crime problems, Trump has hit only one: Memphis.)
>
> . . .
>
> or what the likes of Chicago, LA and Portland have in common is not imagined rates of runaway crime but something that angers Trump much more: they are Democrat-run cities in Democrat-led states. (The giveaway is that Cleveland, Ohio and Kansas City, Missouri have higher rates of violent crime but are under Republican governors. So they have been left alone.)
>
> This is a political act by Trump, designed to intimidate potential strongholds of opposition.
He’s also a pedophile and a convicted rapist. I don’t know of any Nobel prize winners with that background either.
I would argue that if Trump claims he is something, then more than likely, he is the opposite.
No peace prize for people who are sending goon squads after mothers and children.
To quote Rogue One: “I think you’re confusing peace with terror.”
Republicans have been threatening the rest of us with civil war for decades.
There’s a 1980s movie where some alien guy roams around a city killing everyone he meets, and the alien’s catchphrase and the title of the movie were both “I come in peace.”
A second american civil war would probably only end with a two-state solution.
> Donald Trump claims
always; stop there. Just like 90% of readers will.
Go for a walk.
Start again.
AND he supports Putin’s War of aggression against Ukraine.
Also abroad, wars.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznfLpFCJ1U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznfLpFCJ1U) <<(watch share/educate)
Ken Burns Interview describing his new doc AMERICAN REVOLUTION – –
Every Free Man-Woman-child should listen/learn the lessons of those (ruled by kings) who went before us!
He is punishing ‘sanctuary cities’ and I don’t think that’s ’fomenting civil war’ when you really look at it critically. Their targets are non-citizens, and these efforts have been short lived. The Don will get distracted and move on soon, as he always does. The furor over DC police has died down, the rest will follow suit soon
Bombing ships will not win him a Nobel Peace prize.
At home? Everywhere!
He’s a “piece of shit president” is more accurate.
mmw he will invade another country soon
Let me tell you, government workers are more scared to lose their jobs than call this out.
Most of our country will watch us as we go down the drain.
They’re scared.
Remember when he claimed the Epstein files were a hoax? Trump’s claims are as legit as his presidency
Could it be that The Donald is trying to escalate some kind of confrontation by the midterms so he can cancel them under the guise of a National Emergency?!
BTW, outside of the Lone Ranger, and characters like Superman and Batman, masked men (and women) are usually the bad guys. Ie. KKK, bandits, bank robbers, etc.
Peace of Shit
Ceasefire didn’t even hold for 24hrs because Israel never stopped killing Palestinians
Donald Trump began waging war on America when he misled his gullible supporters with a conspiracy that was easily proven false, and commanded his horde of morons to attack and ransack the US Capitol.
Republicans did not do anything in response to Trump’s opening salvo back in 2021, because they think they are going to get away with everything
The first half of this headline is completely unnecessary and just platforms their propaganda.
He literally just renamed the DoD so it said War. War isnt peace.