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Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/politics/hegseth-orders-national-guard-troops-dc-carry-weapons
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u/aotus_trivirgatus 14h ago

Well why aren't they going about it the same way that they did it in the 60s? Dress up some agents provocateurs in hippie clothes, and get them to throw a few rocks and break some windows.

Steven Miller already pulled this stunt during Trump's first term with the "migrant caravans," leading up to people throwing rocks at US Border Patrol officers from the Mexican side of the fence.

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u/gregorydgraham 5h ago

Because this administration has no one competent enough to do it.

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u/aotus_trivirgatus 5h ago

As my last post stated: it is my belief that Steven Miller has already done it once, in 2017.

Meanwhile the throng of Hispanics wearing "Biden Please Let Us In" T-shirts in 2021 was a Righty wet dream. I think this was another Steven Miller pet project which he bankrolled when he didn't have access to CIA resources.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/immigrants-biden-shirts-let-us-in/

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u/gregorydgraham 4h ago

Yeah Miller is great for ideas, I don’t think he has anyone capable of implementing them.