There’s a teleprompter set up in the Rose Garden. Bill Barr has wandered over to the protest line and is now hiding behind an armored police vehicle.
He’s going to read a statement, but will he do some ad libs or take questions. #BunkerBaby
So are we going to get some play at martial law, like the 1807 Insurrection Act?
Trump seems to be waiting for the beginning of the 7pm EDT curfew so there will be maximum conflict as the cops try to clear the streets.
Perhaps a stunt, the police line decided to move right up to the line of protesters. The extras have arrived. Staging a conflict seems to be the play for re-election. We are in the seventh day of protesting. Tear gas has now been fired. precipitated by police. there was no surge by protesters. Well timed. perhaps Bill Barr thought that the FX needed to be cued. Darn those Nixonian effects. Darn police riot.
Cue the mounted police charge. Cops are now firing rubber bullets. This is being done to support what Trump says. Will there be good reviews.
Trump comes out
“we cannot allow the righteous protest to be drowned out.
“I am the president of law and order” (gives Antifa a shout-out)
“dangerous thugs” (like police line?)
Trump reads off “these are not acts of peaceful protest, these are acts of domestic terror”
Second Amendment rights?
National Guard in sufficient numbers to dominate the streets (so you can stay in your bunker)