Collinson: Trump’s ‘We‘re Going to Have Troops Everywhere’ Comment Is a Classic Tool in the Playbook of Authoritarian Leaders

RUSH EXCERPT:
COLLINSON: "That‘s true. I was struck by something the President said yesterday. He said in one of his chats with reporters We‘re going to Have troops everywhere. It‘s a classic tool in the playbook of authoritarian leaders to create a crisis Exacerbate a crisis And then to Put forward the remedy. Of deploying The military. On the domestic arena. That seems to be what the White House wants To do. I think It‘s first of all, because they believe that, you know, they need to be ruthless in this crackdown, in this deportation program But there are Also a myriad of political incentives for the White House to push this forward. They want a clash with Democrats. They want to warn other Democratic states. Trump likes to look strong, and they want to, you know, act as strong men and deploy the military. So right now, politically and actually, it seems like the White House has this exactly where it wants it."