Saturday, April 27, 2024

Mike Johnson's threat of the National Guard against Columbia student protests is chilling

These Republicans' calls for troops to be sent in to repress peaceful student protests are incredibly chilling. They also reflect the GOP's generally extreme attitudes on the Israel-Hamas war and intolerance of rhetoric remotely critical of Israel. For Johnson, trying to seize control of a wedge issue for Democrats using aggressive law-and-order rhetoric also provides a convenient opportunity for political stagecraft as he faces internal dissent in the House...

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