Escalating his authoritarian
threat to send even more federal agents into U.S. cities in what
critics have denounced as a cynical and dangerous election year ploy to sow division and chaos,
President Donald Trump on Thursday night said his administration is
ready to deploy up to 75,000 such officers nationwide in the weeks
ahead.
In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity that aired Thursday night Trump said he would send 50,000 or 60,000 federal agents into U.S. cities under the auspices of combating violent crime and then later upped the figure to 75,000.
While Trump initially acknowledged that federal agents would "have to be invited in" by local or state authorities, he subsequently added, "At some point we'll have to do something much stronger than being invited in."
"We'll go into all of the cities, any of the cities," Trump said. "We're ready."
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'We're Ready': Trump Threatens to Deploy 75,000 Federal Agents Into US Cities | Common Dreams News
In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity that aired Thursday night Trump said he would send 50,000 or 60,000 federal agents into U.S. cities under the auspices of combating violent crime and then later upped the figure to 75,000.
While Trump initially acknowledged that federal agents would "have to be invited in" by local or state authorities, he subsequently added, "At some point we'll have to do something much stronger than being invited in."
"We'll go into all of the cities, any of the cities," Trump said. "We're ready."
Read more:
'We're Ready': Trump Threatens to Deploy 75,000 Federal Agents Into US Cities | Common Dreams News
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