Trump says military, national guard should be used to handle 'radical left' on Election Day

The Harris campaign is pushing back on former President Trump's comments calling for the military to be used against American citizens and saying they are more dangerous than foreign adversaries. NBC News' Allie Raffa reports more. Former Chief Strategist for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign Matthew Dowd joins Chris Jansing to react.



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[amolejoshua]

This is my fifth year after retirement. I’ve been following the 4% rule thing I saw on a YouTube channel, but this isn’t really how hard I expected things to be. After I cashed out a lump sum, I still have about $760k left, but at this rate, and with how the market is (we were putting money away in an index fund), I’m starting to get worried.

[royalmonster]

When a person shows you who they are, believe them

[AstralTraveler]

"I cannot tell a lie" - George Washington
"I cannot tell the truth" - Donald Trump
"I cannot tell the difference" - MAGA

[PhoenixPrime]

The more unstable he becomes, the more his true colors come out.

[karenluers]

He is the worst enemy our country is facing now and has been for the past 9 years. He has turned our country into a divided country…half based on hate, racism and fear and the other half based on democracy, hope and the preservation of the rights and freedoms for all. Vote 🗳️ wisely and vote 💙

[JonnyP]

YET STILL THEY SAY THE POLLS ARE CLOSE. STUPIDITY IS AN AMERICAN DISEASE. Sorry for shouting but FFS WISE UP!

[brianmcintyre]

So why didn't Trump call in the national guard on Jan 6?

[diegotomasarene-morley]

And the definition of Radical Left? Anyone who doesn’t support me!

[whamburger]

To handdle what? Election day is normally boring and the biggest challenge is to get people to vote in general. There is no systemic voter fraud.

[alyssasauder]

For some odd reason he's still not labeled a terrorist? I'm so over the way this guy is reported on.

[Alex-ihx]

WHY IS America allowing this? I'm Canadian and now afraid to visit USA

[moorereviews]

He’s talking about you and me, anyone who speaks out against him in social media, in any way.

[ClaudiaTipping-cdvc]

A very clear sign that the military should indeed be ready to prevent a second insurrection led by Trump.

[gregorbos]

And the Department of Corrections should be handling Trump right now.

[deadcarz]

He's terrified, and panicking.
He knows he'll lose bigly.

[dominoep]

Take this seriously because if the Media is just talking about this like it's a normal thing it isn't. This is abnormal for the United States and he is a threat to the Constitution. Vote for Harris.

[spencertwoeightyz]

if trump doesnt want to be compared to hitler, then he should stop saying the same stuff that hitler did.

[niclewis]

I'm done with people telling me what Trump meant. If he can't speak for himself, he shouldn't speak for the Nation.

[davidgiles]

Just think about what he'll spew the next 3 weeks

[Bubba.-rc]

Deciding to run his candidacy on Violence, Revenge and, Retribution has been extremely problematic. He is UnFknFit to handle the safety of America.