Rolling Stone’s Suebsaeng: Trump Wants to Get as Close to Philippine President’s ‘Death Squads’ ‘as Humanly Possible’

LEMIRE Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ political Reporter at Rolling ░░░░░░░░ Asawin Suebsaeng His latest ░░░░░░░░ has the headline American ░░░░░░░░ squads Inside Trump s ░░░░░░░░ to make police more ░░░░░░░░ Asawin good to see ░░░░░░░░ So it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ that Trump saw the ░░░░░░░░ The Purge on his ░░░░░░░░ there heading to that ░░░░░░░░ there s some teeth ░░░░░░░░ this proposal Tell us ░░░░░░░░ you found SUEBSAENG Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ if he were just ░░░░░░░░ around saying things like ░░░░░░░░ for years which he ░░░░░░░░ been this was definitely ░░░░░░░░ a rhetorical one off ░░░░░░░░ that d be remarkable ░░░░░░░░ disturbing within itself But ░░░░░░░░ these things it is ░░░░░░░░ just Trump going around ░░░░░░░░ that he wants police ░░░░░░░░ brutally act with impunity ░░░░░░░░ the time It s ░░░░░░░░ that he and his ░░░░░░░░ ideological lieutenants have shown ░░░░░░░░ the years including during ░░░░░░░░ administration including during this ░░░░░░░░ campaign that they want ░░░░░░░░ back up with the ░░░░░░░░ force of the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ the federal government So ░░░░░░░░ his presidency there would ░░░░░░░░ multiple times where according ░░░░░░░░ our sources he would ░░░░░░░░ doing things like banging ░░░░░░░░ fist on the Resolute ░░░░░░░░ in the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ demanding why aren t ░░░░░░░░ police going around shooting ░░░░░░░░ kinds of street criminals ░░░░░░░░ drug dealers and piling ░░░░░░░░ their bodies on American ░░░░░░░░ so it can send ░░░░░░░░ very grim message to ░░░░░░░░ and all kinds of ░░░░░░░░ criminals in America He ░░░░░░░░ this so often and ░░░░░░░░ garrulously that there was ░░░░░░░░ administration officials who referred ░░░░░░░░ it to us as ░░░░░░░░ American death squads idea ░░░░░░░░ was something highly influenced ░░░░░░░░ his admiration for what ░░░░░░░░ Duterte did in the ░░░░░░░░ Now is it possible ░░░░░░░░ a second term re ░░░░░░░░ Trump could get exactly ░░░░░░░░ No maybe not But ░░░░░░░░ point is he wants ░░░░░░░░ get to as close ░░░░░░░░ that as humanly possible ░░░░░░░░ is a remarkable thing ░░░░░░░░ a modern American presidency ░░░░░░░░ of the things he ░░░░░░░░ to do that he ░░░░░░░░ discussed with close advisors ░░░░░░░░ his campaign is in ░░░░░░░░ 2020 he toyed with ░░░░░░░░ idea of pulling federal ░░░░░░░░ from different states and ░░░░░░░░ that were not sufficiently ░░░░░░░░ cop enough for his ░░░░░░░░ or didn t let ░░░░░░░░ police get away with ░░░░░░░░ degrees of abusive behavior ░░░░░░░░ even alleged racial bias ░░░░░░░░ d threaten to pull ░░░░░░░░ funding if they didn ░░░░░░░░ do those things to ░░░░░░░░ liking He has talked ░░░░░░░░ people recently about using ░░░░░░░░ powers to excuse different ░░░░░░░░ where people have been ░░░░░░░░ charged with things There ░░░░░░░░ all kinds of things ░░░░░░░░ his second administration would ░░░░░░░░ planning with the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice with the power ░░░░░░░░ the executive Branch to ░░░░░░░░ to make police in ░░░░░░░░ country as cartoonishly violent ░░░░░░░░ men like Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ like them to be.”