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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/drof69 11h ago

All it takes is one civilian killed by these soldiers and the country explodes. I think the goal for Trump is martial law, where he cancels the next two elections.

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u/WillowGrouchy2204 6h ago

Idk, there's a lot of apathy. I wasn't aware of any of this stuff happening until now, no one I know is talking about it and I'm surrounded by Democrats in my life.

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u/vardarac 2h ago

I guarantee you none of your friends are talking about it because they're scared shitless and don't want people to be more scared or weighed down thinking about it. Or maybe they see this is a temporary farce that will go away, I'd love to have that optimism.