Today, for the very first time since federal troops were sent into Los Angeles, we saw a member

of the U.S. Marine Corps detain a civilian outside a federal building in L.A. You can see the

footage right there on the screen. That's according to Reuters, which obtained this footage

you're seeing, showing two Marines, appearing to handcuff, and temporarily detain a young man for walking through a

National Guard checkpoint. Now, the man who was detained is reportedly a veteran himself, who was

just trying to get to the Department of Veterans Affairs office when he was stopped. It's a big deal

because the armed forces are generally forbidden from engaging in domestic law enforcement.

It's obviously not what we saw here. So this raises more serious questions about the appropriate

use of the military and U.S. soil. And that brings us to Washington, D.C., where it may be raining,

but right now, tons of military hardware, including helicopters, artillery, tanks, are being positioned

up and down along the National Mall. You can see some of the shots and the footage there.

That's the National Mall, everyone. All in preparation for what the Trump team is still, I guess,

kind of pretending is a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the army. That's what they're still telling

people. One that we all actually know is primarily a vanity-driven birthday celebration for

President Trump. That's what it really is. I mean, Trump didn't even leave this $43 million at

least to maybe more who knows ego-boosting party in the hands of someone who might actually

know how to celebrate the Army.

Well, still, of course, making him feel like a very special birthday boy.

Because thanks to new reporting from the Atlantic, we now know that Trump's handbook choice

to oversee his military parade is none other than a young man in his 20s named Ari.

Now, this young man finished college in 2021.

Congratulations to you, Ari.

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