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8. Katy Tur asked what Trump would use this as a justification to do

Reply to sop (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 09:05 AM

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I know there aren’t a lot of fans of hers here but I thought this was spot on at the time. Now we see.

“I mentioned the aftereffects because, as we were just talking about a moment ago with Alan, after one of the DOGE employees was allegedly attacked in Washington, D.C., that’s what Donald Trump used as justification to send in federal troops into Washington, D.C., to get things under control—the carjacking situation. He used that,” Tur replied, adding:

And I know it’s hard to predict the future, Mark, but you can imagine the administration using this as a justification for something.

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/msnbcs-katy-tur-asks-if-trump-will-use-charlie-kirk-shooting-as-a-justification-for-something-bad/

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