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REID: “The extravagance of the bastille day parade in France left Donald Trump mesmerized back in 2017, so much so he unsuccessfully tried to replicate it with a pale imitation of that parade last 4th of July. Now in a twisted response to the massive protests happening right outside the White House lawn, Trump has finally gotten his own parade of sorts. Several masked unjune — masked uniformed members, I should say, of the National Guard and police line the streets in Washington, D.C. This week. As we’ve mentioned, even forcibly carried away protesters — cleared away protesters using teargas and rubber bullets so Donald Trump could walk across the street from the White House and stage a photo op in front of a church with an upside down bible. The whole scene gave Donald Trump what he always wanted, a flashy display of autocrat style military might. Joining me is Malcolm nance and Sarah Kins your. I want to play one or bit of Trump memorabilia. Here is Donald Trump praising China’s response to the tiananmen square protest. Take a listen. It’s to both of you. I’ll read it. When the students poured into tiananmen square the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, put it down with strength. Our country right now is perceived as weak, being split by the rest of the world. He’s not the only person that has this attitude. Tom cotton, senator from Arkansas said send in the military through a column in “The New York Times” saying send in the military. Take a look at the reaction we’ve seen in D.C. Here are protesters being hit with projectiles, hit with teargas. Donald Trump considers this to be strength. That’s what he always wanted. Malcolm nance, as we look at that video, your thoughts.”
NANCE: “Well, I’m disgusted. I served my entire career in the armed forces. My family has served every year since 17864 in the armed forces. He clearly does not know or care that the armed forces of the United States do not serve the president. They serve the Constitution of the United States and the people of the United States. In fact, we swear an oath to the Constitution of the united States and that he would think, his first consideration would be to use the army of the people of the United States against its own citizens tells you two things. One, the man is a coward. I say that clearly. I say it out loud. Donald Trump is a physical coward who dodged the draft multiple times. But then when he gets into a position of power, he wants to use those same people in the jobs he refused to go to, to go out and attack and possibly kill U.S. Citizens. That is a tyrant by our own definition from our founding father. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. This man is no better thanking George III. You might want to call him king Donald I. But in this circumstance, he does not understand even the nation that he is supposedly in charge of. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, his own commanders, the secretary of the army and many, many generals and other personnel have come forward to say they’re not playing this game. There has been a revolution of the generals. He no longer has control of these forces. That’s why he went over to bill Barr and brought in his own secret police.”