He's 100% going to try it with New York. Especially if Mamdani wins.
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2025
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Of course not.
Since his first attempt at a military dictatorship, in LA, didn't really succeed, he's had to pull back a bit.
Washington, because of its unique status, is his best shot at fully establishing the precedent that he can institute a military dictatorship in any city he wishes at any time he wishes.
Once the corrupt and compromised conservatives on the Supreme Court rubber-stamp this takeover then he can use that as a precedent to try again in somewhere like LA.
Yeah. I am hopeful that he'll run into resistance from the rank and file he is trying to depend on to get this stuff done. The California National Guard is already pissed about LA, and now he's asking for support and cooperation from the same force that watched his supporters beat the fuck out of the Capitol Police like a medieval siege not that long ago and then him give them hearty congratulations for it.
I'm not saying it won't work as he keeps trying (and as ICE gets staffed up and better funded), but I'm glad he's a moron, that's all I'm saying.