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Trump says that on election day he's going to send law enforcement to polling locations (Original Post) swag Aug 2020 OP
What he and Moscow Mitch will try and do is start mass violence in the streets, at polling Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #1
Don't know where he's been snowybirdie Aug 2020 #2
It won't be real law enforcement, FoxNewsSucks Aug 2020 #3
At some point kurtcagle Aug 2020 #4
Real law enforcement? Or rent a cops? LiberalFighter Aug 2020 #5
An open threat to intimidate voters Chainfire Aug 2020 #6
Here in my part of Florida, there is a police officer at each precinct on Election Day. Blue_true Aug 2020 #7
what's next. Chipper Chat Aug 2020 #8
I would hope so. They can work with all the Democratic poll watchers to ensure Hoyt Aug 2020 #9
I think we need the Black Panthers again. Laffy Kat Aug 2020 #10
States may not welcome Trump's interference. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #11
Neither will the people Get Me Outta Here Aug 2020 #13
That's good news. If he says he's going to do it, he isn't going to do it. Squinch Aug 2020 #12
And do what exactly? Niagara Aug 2020 #14
Just more bullshit from Bullshitter-in-Chief TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #15
And every Democratic poll watcher will have the ACLU SharonClark Aug 2020 #16
He's trolling Windy City Charlie Aug 2020 #17
18 USC  594 struggle4progress Aug 2020 #18
dictator don is sending his goons to intimidate voters. spanone Aug 2020 #19

Eliot Rosewater

(31,153 posts)
1. What he and Moscow Mitch will try and do is start mass violence in the streets, at polling
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:11 PM
Aug 2020

places, they want hundreds of thousands dead.

They cant win and they know it.

I sure hope everybody is prepared for this.

snowybirdie

(5,252 posts)
2. Don't know where he's been
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:12 PM
Aug 2020

but in Illinois, there is a law enforcement assigned to every polling place. Idiot in chief.

kurtcagle

(1,606 posts)
4. At some point
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:21 PM
Aug 2020

I think this is going to end up becoming police vs. police - local LEOs vs. Blackwater rent-a-cops in anonymous uniforms. The problem that Trump faces is that he doesn't have the manpower to do it, and the more that he threatens and blisters, the more that people are going to turn against him. He is losing legitimacy by the hour at this point, and at some stage the GOP is going to realize that this will only anger people who might otherwise be voting Republican.

 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
6. An open threat to intimidate voters
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:27 PM
Aug 2020

All I have to say is bring it asshole, you will pay the price.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
7. Here in my part of Florida, there is a police officer at each precinct on Election Day.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:33 PM
Aug 2020

Maybe not this year due to low county funds.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
9. I would hope so. They can work with all the Democratic poll watchers to ensure
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:40 PM
Aug 2020

election integrity.

Laffy Kat

(16,396 posts)
10. I think we need the Black Panthers again.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:48 PM
Aug 2020

I remember when they once monitored polling stations. They protected everyone and I, for one, would feel safer having them there.

Niagara

(7,778 posts)
14. And do what exactly?
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:08 PM
Aug 2020

Hit the the Biden/Harris voters with tear gas and rubber bullets as their casting ballots against this third-rate reality thug?



Ugh. Nov. 3rd can't get here soon enough.


SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
16. And every Democratic poll watcher will have the ACLU
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:12 PM
Aug 2020

and a lawyer on speed dial.

Been there, done that.

Windy City Charlie

(1,178 posts)
17. He's trolling
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:16 PM
Aug 2020

Trump purposely said that to try and take the attention away from Biden's acceptance speech. He's purposely trolling. That's how petty he is.

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)
18. 18 USC  594
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:23 PM
Aug 2020

Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/594

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