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Home Front: Politix
John Kennedy Decries Continued National Guard Presence: ‘Like A Scene From Mad Max'
2021-01-27
[FOX] Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy questioned the need for the continued presence of military weaponry and thousands of National Guard troops in Washington D.C. days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

Thousands of National Guard troops who were brought in after the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol saw their deployments extended due to anticipated violence surrounding the impending February impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.

Kennedy praised military members during a Tuesday night appearance on Fox News’ "Tucker Carlson Tonight," but suggested there was a "political angle" surrounding Democrats’ insistence on the continued presence.

"[The] inauguration is over, but if you look around Capitol Hill, parts of it look like a scene from Mad Max," Kennedy told Fox News host Tucker Carlson. "I mean, there’s razor wire, fences, barricades, humvees, automatic weapons, at one point they had tanks, and the news media is always filming this stuff."
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  In a world of confusion, nycturia,
And dudes like that Hu band, but furrier...
One guy is done hidin'
From Nazis: Joe Biden
Is back for Three Days in Manchuria!
Posted by: Zebulon Phose8282   2021-01-27 19:07  

#10  ... then the Democrats :).
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-01-27 18:47  

#9  The creatures in the Mist were better and less bloodthirsty.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-01-27 18:45  

#8  I don't think he's seen Mad Max. He's confusing it with The Mist.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-01-27 17:35  

#7  Defenders of the Republic.
The Leaders of the Free World.
The Ruling Caste of the Ruling Cast.

Can't make a fuggin movie reference.

wearing lots more leather and colanders than I expect.

Only guess is he was trying to reference the Department of Transportation.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-01-27 13:00  

#6  Either he's never seen Mad Max, or the National Guard is wearing lots more leather and colanders than I expect.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-01-27 07:57  

#5  the media acting like it is cool instead of hyperventilating about it should tell everyone something
Posted by: Bob Grorong1136   2021-01-27 07:03  

#4  More like a scene from "The Manchurian Candidate".
Posted by: Mercutio   2021-01-27 07:00  

#3  Nothing says 'consent of the governed' like troops walking the streets and government buildings behind walls and barbed wire.
Posted by: Procopius2k    2021-01-27 06:31  

#2  When you steal an election....
Posted by:    2021-01-27 06:08  

#1  Are other, even more onerous, Executive Orders getting ready to fall?
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-01-27 05:23  

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