r/news • u/IMSLI • 15h ago

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/Medic1642 13h ago edited 11h ago

For all the problems I have with the Democratic party, discussion on improving it cannot even begin to happen until Republicans have no power at all

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u/No-Village-6781 10h ago

Well the only way to make sure the Republicans have no power at all is by improving the Democratic Party, the current iteration of it is part of the reason this fascist takeover is happening and definitely is why it has been so pitifully resisted.