Trump declared war on the American people in his speech Tuesday

Trump's speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday was a massive escalation in his unfolding coup.

Dear reader, Donald Trump's speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday was a massive escalation in his unfolding conspiracy to establish a military dictatorship under his personal control. Delivered at one of the country's largest military bases, Trump's hour-long fascistic and lying rant was nothing less than a declaration of war against the American people. "Those foolish enough to challenge America's Army have been met with unyielding strength, unbreakable spirit and unstoppable, overwhelming force," Trump boasted. "Time and again, our enemies have learned that if you dare to threaten the American people, an American soldier will chase you down, crush you and cast you into oblivion." The real threat to the people comes from the White House and its cabal of conspirators. So great is the crisis of capitalism that the billionaire oligarchs, in whose interests Trump rules, require the destruction of all rights guaranteed in the Constitution and the establishment of a dictatorship. Read the full statement: Read more The instrument of violent repression used by American imperialism all over the world will now be used at home, Trump declared: "Generations of army heroes did not shed their blood on distant shores only to watch our country be destroyed by invasion and third-world lawlessness here at home, like is happening in California." Describing protests in Los Angeles as a "full-blown assault on peace, on public order and national sovereignty," he declared that they were being carried out "by rioters bearing foreign flags with the aim of continuing a foreign invasion of our country." He concluded, "We will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy. That's what they are." Trump called Los Angeles a "trash heap" of "chaos and disorder," and described its citizens as "animals."  Trump is using the genocidal language of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who used the same word to justify the mass killing of Palestinians. It amounts to a threat to do to Los Angeles what the Israeli military has done to Gaza. As there is no precedent in American political history for lies and violent threats of this magnitude by a president, Trump's diatribe may have an "I can't believe my ears" effect. But Trump means every word. And he is backing up his words with actions. The machinery of repression is in full motion across the country. In the latest outrage, nearly 100 immigrant workers at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha, Nebraska were frog-marched out of their workplace at gunpoint by ICE agents on Tuesday, loaded into buses with blacked-out windows, and separated from their families. Trump is pouring fuel on the fire of popular anger and outrage. Mass opposition has already begun to take shape throughout the country, expressed in the demonstrations the same day as Trump's speech. Tens of thousands are taking to the streets of Chicago, and there are mass demonstrations in New York, Boston and other cities, along with the ongoing protests in Los Angeles. What is required, however, is a direction and strategy. The working class must use its immense industrial and economic power. The protests must be directed toward preparing a general strike of the entire working class to bring Trump's coup to a halt. The WSWS, the Socialist Equality Party and the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) call on workers in every sector of industry, factory and workplace, whether in unions or not, to organize rank-and-file committees, independent of the trade union apparatus. Every plant, office and neighborhood must become a center of organized opposition to this massive assault on democratic rights.   Join the Socialist Equality Party: Join the SEP   Joseph Kishore National Secretary Socialist Equality Party (US) World Socialist Web Site We're powered by the support of our readers and workers. Make a contribution today to the World Socialist Web Site. This email was sent to alitealbum.wsws@blogger.com. If you want to, you can unsubscribe. We rely on your financial support and your participation. © Copyright 2025, World Socialist Web Site, wsws.org. All rights reserved.