Trump declares war on America – S'ddeutsche zeitung

Washington has had a lot to see during its existence: marches, racial riots, street battles, mass demonstrations and even invasion: in August 1814, British "red uniforms" seized the city and set fire to a number of government buildings, including the White House.But there have

never been such shots from the capital as those that the Americans saw on their television screens on Monday. US President Donald Trump gave a speech amid a full battery of American flags in the Rose Garden of the White House. And behind its grounds, in Lafayette Park, on the opposite side of the famous Pennsylvania Avenue, mounted police beat

protesters with batons and u

sed tear gas against hundreds of people, most of whom went to a peaceful demonstration. The night before, rioting youths set fir

e to the basement of the church. The fire was quickly extinguished, and the church itself was not damaged. But that did

n't stop Trump from declaring a "fire." Because of the sm

oke, people were literally gasping and coughing incessantly.

Chauvin for several minutes pressed his knee on the throat of Floyd lying on the asphalt, blocking the flow of blood and oxygen to his brain. As a r

esult, Floyd died. And while Americans are accustomed to white police killing black people, the case really shocked th

e whole country.Until Monday night, Trump watched the demonstrations in turmoil. He swore on Twitter at supposedly left-wing demonstrators, the Antifa movement, the Democrats and the media.

During a conference call on Monday afternoon, he scolded the

state governors, He said governors should finally step in and dir

ect the National Guard against the cro

wds, which will

arrest rioters. The pressure on him became too strong: with each new night, which was marked by riots, he was increasingly criticized for showing weakness. At the same time, the popularity ratings of the president have dropped sharply, and he is already significantly inferior to the Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

So Trump's speech was literally going on the offensive: he said the unrest was "not peaceful protests, it's domestic terrorism."

At the same time, the President stressed that he is the "president of law and order" and if the governors and mayors of cities do not put an end to the atrociti

es, he will have to bring the army to the streets and "quickly solve the problem." He can use the army, for example, to eliminate the consequences of disasters, as well as to suppress uprisings and unrest.While th

e president seems ready to give the state administration time to resolve the situation independently, but he no longer intends to tolerate unrest in the capital. There have been demonstrations in front of the White House for several days, and last Friday, Secret Service officials even had to hide Trump in a bunker for a while – which

was humiliating for the president's seemingly fearless." As I speak here, I have already sent several thousand soldiers, army and police to quell riot

s, looting, vandalism, attacks and destruction of property," he said.

Instead of trying to settle, the president decided to further aggravate, threatening to send the military against their fellow citizens. The separate political and legal details of this decision are not yet known, as is the one who was in charge of the Trump cabinet and who might be against it.

One thing is clear: on Monday, several people fr

om the president's inner circle spoke in favor of a "hard line." He tweeted that there can be no excuses for the actions of violent hooligans and looters. This advice, however, runs counter to international and American law. "Right ly 100%," Trump responded on Twitter. "Thank you, Tom

!" How Trump imagines the army operation in practice is not yet clear.

Democratic governors, many of whom have already engaged the National Guard, are unlikely to allow the president to fire an army against their will against their will. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has already notified Trump that he doesn't need additional army units.How the pres

ident will behave in the event of further escalation, if it comes to an altercation with governors, is unknown. The scenario in which he uses the 82nd Airborne Division in Los Angeles or Brooklyn is completely unthinkable – it would have set aside the United States in 1861.

And then the country began a civil war.