How long is trump going to keep goading the protesters in Portland?

[spanone]

Till someone dies?

Till many die?

What is his endgame?

[Srkdqltr]

1. This is Trump there is no endgame. There is no plan A or Z

[Sneederbunk]

2. Your questions could also be directed to the protesters.

[gratuitous]

9. Probably until the invaders are sent packing

Like anyone else whose home has been invaded, Portland isn't just going to accommodate armed goons roaming downtown, randomly shooting and gassing citizens.

[spanone]

11. Tom Ridge, the first Homeland Security head said on CNN this am that the military style

troops there were exacerbating the situation.

The protesters have a right to protest.

[Hekate]

3. Until he gets the violent response he so desperately wants, so he can really declare war

The man is a fascist psychopath, and very violent.

[Chainfire]

5. I believe that that is exactly right

If someone doesn't attack the police soon, he will probably send in a team to do it himself.

[CanonRay]

8. They found Molotov cocktails and full ammo clips in a Portland park near the protests

So it's happening already. Agent provocateur.

[AJT]

6. Until he frightens suburban voters into voting for "law and order".

He will push that he is the one fighting these leftist rioters that will eventually go to their towns.

[Bettie]

12. That worked for Nixon

but there was no social media, everyone didn't have a camera in their hand 24/7.

They can't control the narrative, because it gets out. Yeah, there is a small group of humans who will always fall on the side of the cops no matter what, but we were never going to get their votes anyway.

Rational people see what's happening.

[RobinA]

13. That's Why I Wish

the protesters would stop being goaded. Yes, they have the right to protest. Now they need the sense not to at this moment. There's no good to come from either side in this matter.

[Ex Lurker]

18. There are some on the protester side who want a violent reaction too

They think having some martyrs would be good for the cause, which is revolution. Not everybody, not most, but there are definitely some hardcore types who are doing their best to hijack the movement and whose goals go way beyond ending police brutality.

[Chainfire]

19. Law and order

Does not include anonymous armed men pointing guns are chemical weapons at peaceful protesters.

The riot troops are sustaining the protests by there presence. The longer they are in place, the more volatile the situation will become, and that is just what the Trump administration is hoping for. Trump's language, indicating that his brown shirts are meant only for "Liberal"cities is evidence that this is all a political game. If it blows up, it will be in Trump's face.

[Thekaspervote]

4. Just MHO his tweet this morning was focused on the fact that there wasn't a lot of new

Red meat last night...just be patient it’s coming

Hopefully as things don’t escalate in other cities he will tire of this and move on. Hopefully

[NCjack]

7. Up to the election, Loser-#45 will stop when polls in Red states show that

goading protestors costs him support. After losing the election, he will continue as an act of punishment up to the day he is frogmarched out of the WH. He wants DEM cities to burn before the govt flips to DEMs.

[SoonerPride]

10. Until the money runs out

[Mme. Defarge]

14. The FAA has issued a flight restriction over PDX

through August 15th.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213771888

[Binkie The Clown]

15. The end goal lis to create so much chaos that elections are disrupted. nt

[HotTeaBag]

16. I keep coming back to my CT that he is only doing it for B-Roll for ads to run against Joe.

Once he collects enough, he'll back off - unless things truly get seriously out of hand, with actual fire-fights and loss of life.

[themaguffin]

17. The goal is conflict for TV. He's salivating for conflict. If it were 1970, he would be rooting for

conflict on campuses like Kent State.