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- Daily Mail
Trump shocks with threat he could take over sanctuary cities and arrest unruly mayors under martial law
Donald Trump suggested he could impose martial law to take control of sanctuary cities that refuse to comply with federal immigration laws. The president's post to Truth Social Wednesday morning also implied that he could take action to arrest 'insurrectionist' mayors in those cities that uphold policies making it harder for federal immigration enforcement agents to do their jobs. The wild suggestion came in the form of a meme that Trump reposted to his social media account. A pro-MAGA account posted a black and white image of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by words meant to come from the perspective of the 16th U.S. president. ''Sanctuary City' mayors are defying federal law,' it reads. 'They are insurrectionists just like the southern governors during the Civil War.' 'President Trump should declare martial law in those cities, arrest the mayors, appoint military governors, and restore the rule of law, just like I did,' the Lincoln-voiced meme reads. The post came as a response to Trump's lengthy Truth Social post made on Tuesday night demanding that the Senate confirm his 'highly qualified judges and U.S. attorneys.' Trump claimed that the states where his appointments are still outstanding are the ones that have the most crime and need the most help. 'I would never be able to appoint Great Judges or U.S. Attorneys in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Virginia, and other places, where there is, coincidentally, the highest level of crime and corruption — The places where fantastic people are most needed!' Trump lamented of Democrat blockades. Martial law is invoked by governments during times of extreme crisis, like war, rebellion or major disasters. It usually involves the military helping take control of civilian affairs, and limits normal legal process and other civil liberties. In the U.S., martial law was imposed in certain areas of the country during the Civil War by President Lincoln to suppress rebellion. It was also used in Hawaii during World War II after Pearl Harbor attacks. Many Republicans feel that the mass amounts of illegal immigration and years of open-border policies under former President Joe Biden constitutes a crisis that would justify use of such extreme processes. Trump has recently upped his war with sanctuary cities and states and their leadership. Federal immigration agents under the Department of Homeland Security have been tasked with conducting raids in cities and states that rebuke federal laws. Earlier this year in Los Angeles, California, violent riots broke out between pro-immigration demonstrators and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Rioters set fires, looted stores and physically assaulted agents and officers. Other areas this year where ICE raids have been carried out – sometimes without cooperation from local authorities – were in New York City and Colorado.
Daily Record
3 minutes ago
- Daily Record
Donald Trump blasts Nicola Sturgeon as 'terrible' First Minister after praising John Swinney
The US President was full of praise for the current First Minister but had less positive things to say about a previous incumbent of Bute House. Donald Trump has blasted Nicola Sturgeon as a "terrible" first minister after he praised John Swinney. The US President was full of praise for the current SNP leader after they sat next to each other for dinner on Monday evening at the Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire. The Republican leader then gave a shout out to Swinney as he formally opened a second course at the resort yesterday. But Trump has less positive things to say about Sturgeon as he spoke to reporters on board Air Force One after departing from RAF Lossiemouth on Tuesday evening. Trump told journalists that while he liked Swinney, he "did not have a lot of respect" for "the woman that preceded him". A source close to Sturgeon, who stood down as first minister in 2023, said "the feeling was entirely mutual". Swinney spoke with Trump at a dinner for about two hours on Monday night. The SNP leader later said he made the case for granting Scotch whisky an exemption from US trade tariffs. But Trump told journalists on the presidential aircraft that the pair "did not really discuss" tariffs during the meeting. But he said he had "a lot of respect" for Swinney. Unprompted, he continued: "I didn't have a lot of respect for the woman that preceded him. I thought she was terrible as a first minister of Scotland. But I think John is doing a very good job as first minister." Sturgeon did not welcome Trump's first election in 2016 and the pair did not meet during his first term in office. When she suddenly resigned from Bute House in February 2023, Trump said: "Good riddance to failed woke extremist Nicola Sturgeon of Scotland!" he said in a statement. "This crazed leftist symbolises everything wrong with identity politics. Sturgeon thought it was OK to put a biological man in a women's prison, and if that wasn't bad enough, Sturgeon fought for a 'Gender Recognition Reform Bill' that would have allowed 16-year-old children to change their gender without medical advice. "I built the greatest golf properties in the world in Scotland, but she fought me all the way, making my job much more difficult. "The wonderful people of Scotland are much better off without Sturgeon in office!" Sturgeon earlier this year described Trump as engaging in "bully boy" tactics. 'We live in a word today where we see many examples of what I would describe as really bad leadership," she said. "Bully boy, alpha male leadership is upending the world we are living in today. For younger people, the role models they are looking to in leadership are not the role models we would like to see."
The Independent
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- The Independent
US economy rebounds a surprisingly strong 3% in the second quarter
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