Trump Threatens To Deploy Military To States If They Don't Stop Violent Protests

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🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Escalating his rhetoric during a period of roiling national crises, President Trump on Monday threatened to deploy the U.S. military to cities or states that don't take "necessary" actions to halt violent protests, saying the armed forces will "quickly solve the problem for them."

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:06.8	It is 8.43 pm on Monday, June 1st.
0:10.7	I'm Tamer Keith.
0:11.7	I cover the White House.
0:12.7	I'm Ay Shorasco.
0:13.7	I also cover the White House.
0:15.2	And I'm Mara Liyas and National Political Correspondent.
0:18.2	At around 6.30 tonight, just as President Trump was supposed to begin delivering a speech
0:23.1	from the White House Rose Garden, police, federal agents, and the National Guard began
0:27.9	clearing peaceful protesters basically just across the street.
0:32.1	They held up shields and pushed in a line as tear gas canisters exploded.
0:40.8	And back in the Rose Garden, you could hear the bangs and pops as Trump spoke about the
0:46.9	escalating crisis as protesters gather across the country.
0:50.9	My administration is fully committed that for Georgia and his family, justice will be
0:57.0	served.
0:58.1	He will not have died in vain.
1:01.2	But we cannot allow the righteous cries and peaceful protesters to be drowned out by
1:08.2	an angry mob.
1:10.3	Mara, in a podcast earlier today, you and Iisha were talking about how for 48 hours, President
1:16.2	Trump was essentially silent on this except for tweets.
1:19.3	Now he has delivered the speech that many people were asking for.
1:23.5	What stood out to you?
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