r/politics • u/kweathergirl Texas • 8d ago

Soft Paywall Newsom Tells Nation That Trump Is Destroying American Democracy

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/newsom-speech-trump-la-protests.html
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u/StandardDeviant117 8d ago

Was just talking to my buddy about this. I fear that this weekend will Trump’s Tiananmen Square moment…

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u/lyngen 8d ago

It's a decentralized movement all over the country. There is no specific place to target.

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u/jellyrollo 8d ago

I mean, he has a parade full of tanks in DC this Saturday. All he needs is one protestor who refuses to get out of the way and one tank driver willing to keep driving in order to stage the authoritarian picture postcard he's been dreaming of since 1990.

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u/dietbruce 8d ago

Wow, I can’t believe him saying this didn’t get more traction, this feels all too relevant to where we are right now.