Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Officer challenges Trump administration’s account of violent clearing of protesters
bangordailynews.com ^ | 7/27/20 | AP

Posted on 07/27/2020 10:58:44 AM PDT by Midwesterner53

The U.S. Park Police began the violent clearing of protesters from Lafayette Square last month without apparent provocation or adequate warning to demonstrators, immediately after Attorney General William Barr spoke with Park Police leaders, according to an Army National Guard officer who was there.

The account of Army National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco challenges key aspects of the Trump administration’s explanation for the clearing of the protest in front of the White House, just before President Donald Trump walked through the area to stage a photo event in front of a historic church.

(Excerpt) Read more at bangordailynews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 2020election; adamdemarco; associatedpress; districtofcolumbia; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; insubordination; lafayettesquare; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-22 next last
Yet another even more junior officer to the President challenges him, this time a Major of the DC National Guard. He claims on Linkedin to be a West Point graduate and Iraq vet. What he is, and this is my opinion as an Army Major also, is insubordinate, disrepectful and cruising for early retirement. Army retirements are done at the end of the month so he should be told to be out by close of business Friday. The President has to make an example out of one of the political officers to stop this from happening over and over.
1 posted on 07/27/2020 10:58:44 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

Notice also when the police are involved, the media uses the term “violent” frequently as opposed to the peaceful protesters they are up against.


2 posted on 07/27/2020 10:59:37 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Get the drumhead and the rope.

3 posted on 07/27/2020 11:01:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

Our service academies are not what they used to be. I am quite often disgusted with USAFA, not only with the quality of officer they are turning out, but in how they are doing it.


4 posted on 07/27/2020 11:02:47 AM PDT by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

Another liar.


5 posted on 07/27/2020 11:05:22 AM PDT by sport
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

From Ballotipedia. Real surprise he is a demrat :

Adam DeMarco (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018.

Biography
Adam DeMarco served in the U.S. Army and reached the rank of captain. DeMarco then joined the U.S. Army National Guard and reached the rank of major. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a master’s degree from Georgetown University. DeMarco’s career experience includes working as a business consultant and small business owner. He serves on the board of the USO-Metro Young Professional Committee.[1]


6 posted on 07/27/2020 11:07:43 AM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

I hope he got permission from his commanding officer before he offered his public opinion on his personal social media account.


7 posted on 07/27/2020 11:08:36 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

If Muslims were burning the cities the ringleaders would be known and the rebellion squashed. So why aren’t the ringleaders of Antifa and BLM known and taken out? Because the Democrats are supporting this coup and their people in intelligence aren’t will to nab them. The military are complicit in the coup.

Further, if the Democrats win this election how would they act to another Republican like Trump who is likely to win, who has the voice and ear of the people? We will see this happen all over again. That’s the price of Democrats winning this election — they believe they will win it for all time.


8 posted on 07/27/2020 11:11:27 AM PDT by BEJ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

People were told to move back. They refused.

Poor dears...

This guy is a nitwit.


9 posted on 07/27/2020 11:12:46 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: DoughtyOne

They set the church on fire
That is provocation enough for me.


10 posted on 07/27/2020 11:17:26 AM PDT by muskah
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

BangorDailyNews- just another useless liberal rag suffering TDS


11 posted on 07/27/2020 11:21:51 AM PDT by Bob434
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: muskah

Yes, that had happened just prior to that day. I don’t have
any tolerance for that either.

I sure hope we’re identifying these people and a massive
number of charges are leveled at a broad body of them at
some point.


12 posted on 07/27/2020 11:22:15 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: sport

“Another liar.”

Agreed— No warning, that was barely audible?


13 posted on 07/27/2020 11:38:02 AM PDT by dgbrown
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

Yes, we will ignore every piece of evidence for the truthful story, and instead take the word of someone who we can’t even verify was there, and who has no direct knowledge of who made decisions and when they were made.


14 posted on 07/27/2020 11:39:38 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

My first question is what is this Major’s political affiliaton. We have seen that Army (and other services) officers are not opposed to telling lies for political points in favor of Democrats. One major example is Lt Col Vindman. It is becoming more and more apparent that no matter what the career field a person is in, cop, military, lawyer, judge, teacher, media etc etc. — if that person is a Democrat, then he/she will lie about anything if it makes Trump, the Trump Administration and Republicans look bad in the eyes of the public.


15 posted on 07/27/2020 11:44:43 AM PDT by falcon99 (qu)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: sport

I don’t believe the lying scumbag.


16 posted on 07/27/2020 11:48:22 AM PDT by abbastanza
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: falcon99

He ran for Congress in 2018 in Maryland as a Democrat.


17 posted on 07/27/2020 12:04:59 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

https://youtu.be/_-Mnp6VAmEc


18 posted on 07/27/2020 12:19:11 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Political Science degrees, so easy Obama has one.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: robowombat

Democrat mouthpiece-puppet.

Like many in Soros-Gates-funded 2016 elections, they were pulled from the “Iraqi-veteren” population BECAUSE they were prior service, and could run as “Vets”. Of the US military perhaps, but for the Communist Party USA.


19 posted on 07/27/2020 12:46:38 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Midwesterner53

President Trump has already figured much of this out. And how the left would like to see soldiers shooting at protesters.

So what can he do then. First we need to get schools open. Many of the protesters are youngsters joining the crowd for the adrenaline rush and emotional stimuli and other personal reasons. Once they are back in school and do not have the time the group network will weaken.

The public would okay with non life threatening violence and to be more accurate for some of these people a good spanking.

The hard core BLM and Antifa leaders are another thing. Their the ones that will hide behind the others to divert attention from themselves. These need to be pulled out and arrested immediately and sent to an undisclosed location until they rat out others in the group.

The president should be clear with the American people that his response will be, and that is aggressive but measured with just enough force to bring order to the area. Rubber bullets, gas, water cannons are all acceptable, as well as a good shove and throw down every so often.

Any more than that and he will find he has empowered the media to spread misinformation with the images the collect.


20 posted on 07/27/2020 2:36:27 PM PDT by MagillaX
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-22 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson