Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election

[Sassy Colombian]

I’m trying to do “dry January”.

That “Airplane!” montage where he says “I picked a hell of a week to quit x” seems apt!

I was thinking the same. I'm almost ready to open a bottle of wine

 

[BlueToff]

China and Russia are laughing anyway

 

[Lee Smith]

Even if the Republicans do “distance themselves” from Trump, if he isn’t impeached, what are the odds that he runs as an Indy in 2024.....?!

 

[LinekersLegs]

We set fire to the Capitol Building back then, too.

Thankfully didn’t get a repeat despite there being a lot of smoke in there today.

 

[Tubey]

anyone with better knowledge than me able to say if this statement from the secretary of defence strangely worded as it sounds?



is the mention of the VP with Pelosi, McConnell and Schumer only because he has an official role in Congress, or because he is at the top of the federal government now?

Just reads as an attempt to show it's a bi-partisan decision to me.

 

[PhilM]

Imagine that it's only gonna get more mental.

It seems to me as if the Police are trying to let as many protesters move away of their own accord, so they can then make a cordon and secure the building.

They won't want running battles around the Capitol and the Cops can have their back to the building if they need to defend it. Then, it'll be break up large groups.

The big thing will be to ensure that they can't encamp somewhere for the night.

 

[The binman chronicles]

It's her Capitol. They are her servants. Police state clamping down on protests especially left wing protests is a well piled machine. Just staggering they are doing it to thos mob.

Does seem you are arguing for the sake of it mate. Might be time for a coke and a smile. The BLM broke laws and some are facing criminal charges for doing so, they didn't storm the houses of Parliament though armed with guns.

 

[Huyton Layne]

This just seems crazy to me for security reasons. What's stopping a random planting a bomb? Why did they let them enter such an important building

 

[Tubey]

Remember when Watergate was the most outrageous thing imaginable from a US president?

Such innocent times.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

China and Russia are laughing anyway

They are loving this mess. We look like a third world country. Republicans forgotten that democracies are fragile and gave Trump the license for this chaos

 

[bluerobert]

I think we need to go back over there and crack a few skulls.



The difference in the police’s approach to different groups protesting/rioting is staggering

 

[Tubey]

This just seems crazy to me for security reasons. What's stopping a random planting a bomb? Why did the let them enter such an important building

That actually happened.

 

[davek]

Biden's speech was spot on. "Enough, is enough, is enough".

Gloves off and let's have this out.

 

[BlueToff]

It seems to me as if the Police are trying to let as many protesters move away of their own accord, so they can then make a cordon and secure the building.

They won't want running battles around the Capitol and the Cops can have their back to the building if they need to defend it. Then, it'll be break up large groups.

The big thing will be to ensure that they can't encamp somewhere for the night.

Yep would make sense. I just meant the situation as a whole. It could be like what happened after BLM in the summer but a lot, lot worse. Isn't there bother in Portland atm?

Whatever problems the UK has - and it's a fair few - you just expand the issues over there tenfold and throw in guns.

 

[tsubaki]

Just reads as an attempt to show it's a bi-partisan decision to me.

possibly, though (and again its not something I know, just think) I don't think the VP is even in the military chain of command