The explicit threat comes days after Trump ordered soldiers to put down protests in Los Angeles

Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to forcibly put down any protests that spoil the military parade he has ordered up for his birthday on Saturday to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army’s founding during the American Revolutionary War.

Speaking in the Oval Office following an impromptu event to discuss forest management ahead of the upcoming summer wildfire season, Trump was riffing on what he described as violent excesses by protesters who’ve been demonstrating against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles when he was asked about the possibility of protests against the June 14 parade.

He reiterated the explicit threat a moment later, telling “those people who want to protest” that they would be “met with very big force” once more.

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      Drones are banned within something like 30 miles of DC.

      Unlimited funding and permanent emplacements I can’t imagine they don’t have countermeasures.

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          I saw a platform called anvil. I forget where I saw it on YouTube. It was a 20 lb drone with incredibly strong lift off who’s entire purpose was to target drones in It’s path and smash them to death. It was completely autonomous.

          Not saying they’re using that but there are things out there that exist.

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    Donald Trump and the GOP are traitors to the United States and enemies of the American people.

    Treat them as such.

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    Look at his fat wrinkly face just squeezing so hard to put a couple of cogent words together. You can hear his neurons just flapping loose.

    Gross and pitiful.

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    I would advice people against directly clashing with the police. Such does little good, as police has typically more weapons and more fight training. It will only get you in trouble and do nothing good.

    If you really wanna be an annoying prick to authorities, consider slashing tires of ICE vehicles. This way, when ICE plans to abduct people again, they’re stuck in the middle of a village they probably don’t know well, surrounded by people who are angry at them. That can’t be good for them.

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      Use a drone to drop paint on their windshield when parked.

      Or drop liquid ass on the groups of cops/ICE, and/or their cars.

      Or maybe leave a bag of green lasers with instructions to shine them at LEO helicopters then run away. Don’t get caught with one.

      Or if you know an LEO or ICE person, anonymously dox them.

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    Nobody wants to go to your party, doofus

    We’re all going to our local 50501’s planned event (mines right by my city hall, I can walk there!)

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    Bigly very big, or yuuuuge very big force?

    That fucking Peach Paedophile is a damned moron.

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    not to mention, pentagon or the military is only going to give 29 day orders, so they can avoid paying the troops the monthly stipend they are suppose to get.

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    I can envision it now. The taco upset that his wannabe dictator parade was smaller than some city no kings protests . Stay safe everyone and happy protesting

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      Smaller than many “no kings” protests, smaller than the Pope’s thing in Chicago.

      “No Kings” protests are planned everywhere! I intended to go in my town, but now im tempted to go into Boston for the bigger one, to help those numbers

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      So tear gas isn’t available for civilian purchase, and you will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon if you are caught throwing tear gas back at a cop.

      So it’s not a “deadly” weapon to use on unarmed civilians but it is if used against cops with gas masks. Hm.

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    “met with very big force"

    Ah, yes “very big force” he was incoherent in his first term, but he’s taking the toddler talk to the next level this term.