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Trump has named immigration reform his signature cause, so this does not
surprise me one bit. Besides we know retaliation is Trumps first name!!
Trump Officials Leak His Plans to 'Retaliate' Against States if His Agents Are Arrested
As one senior Trump administration official describes it, the mandate was clear: Dont give an inch, and protect the accused agents no matter what, write Zeteo correspondents Asawin Suebsaeng and Prem Thakker.
Two of the sources add that within the past year, Trump himself has privately said that if one of his immigration agents were ever subject to arrest or prosecuted, he and his administration could retaliate by refusing to hand over the officer, counter by federally charging Democrats or local officials with obstructing immigration enforcement, or threaten to further cut off federal funding to the state in question.
Now that ICE agent Jonathan Ross has killed a 37 year old mother in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the administration is already swinging into action to bar unbiased investigations into the slaying, claiming local courts and prosecutors have no jurisdiction into the murder of one of its own residents. Which we know is only to cover their asses.
Administration officials say the White House and the Trumps deputy chief of staff, Miller, gamed out since early last year what to do if Democrats, or state or local prosecutors, ever moved to arrest or prosecute ICE officers or federal immigration personnel accused of crimes, even murder. Almost instantly after news of the fatal shooting began circulating on social media, the Trump administration and its close allies fanned out to insist to the American people that the victim had it coming, or that Democrats will only suffer more if they try to hold anyone accountable for the killing.
An anonymous National Guardsman told Zeteo that the ICE agents weapons training, the trigger discipline is completely f up but added thats lower down the list of issues. And there you have it. Nothing Noem says about his or their training is true. But we already knew that.
The state of Minnesota may yet move to prosecute the ICE agent, but sources say the Trump administration is already primed to retaliate.
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Irish_Dem
(79,889 posts)The Grand Illuminist
(1,975 posts)We are not fighting in kind.
newdeal2
(4,803 posts)That includes in art and pop culture. Make ICE and Miller toxic. Are there any artists and musicians brave enough to confront the moment? I havent heard or seen any anti-Trump/ MAGA songs after so many years of his crap.
The Grand Illuminist
(1,975 posts)Only way is to resort to the last resort. Fight their fight.
newdeal2
(4,803 posts)By inspiring outrage and inspiring people to take action.
Literally cant think of any big anti-Trump movies or popular songs after 10 years of him tearing up the world in so many ways. Thats beyond belief.
B.See
(7,808 posts)Ferryboat
(1,218 posts)Its become apparent that taking it to the streets as we did in the 60's and 70's is needed. Good trouble only works in a just society. Not in todays environment.
This regime will call mass protests an insurrection, put troops in the streets. ICE goons are already shooting us. The time is coming when we have to decide whether to return in kind.
To think otherwise is being oblivious to history.
newdeal2
(4,803 posts)Thats my only point here.
I remember a lot more happening in protest of the Iraq war than what we see after Trumps lawlessness and cruelty.
SamuelTheThird
(599 posts)Most of the artists spoke up forcefully against Ice using their songs. Taylor Swift did not, and when I criticized her here for not speaking out, many people here decided I was a horrible person for doing so.
Look where we are just a short time later. ICE are literal Nazi Brownshirts (later to be even worse) and these wealthy (in Taylo'rs case BILLIONAIRE) celebs should feel obligated to speak when their stuff is used as propaganda.
JCMach1
(29,094 posts)Irish_Dem
(79,889 posts)We let ourselves drift towards full dictatorship.
Johonny
(25,502 posts)And we don't even get a good economy. Trump sucks at everything.