Summary
Police in Berwyn, Illinois, responded to an altercation involving white nationalist Nick Fuentes and Marla Rose, a woman who reportedly confronted him at his home after his address was doxxed.
Rose claims Fuentes sprayed her with a liquid, took her phone, and pushed her. She posted and later deleted a video of the incident and has since faced online harassment, including “swatting.”
Both Rose and Fuentes are currently refusing to cooperate with police, leaving the investigation stalled.
Fuentes and far-right commentators defended his actions, citing self-defense.
Yeah, in general I am not hearing nearly enough about the high numbers of MAGA people in the police and the military. I’m not sure most folks have considered the gravity of that tendency.
I have seen arguments like “well let’s see Trump try X or Y; I’m sure the military would step in”. But like, what? If the military steps in it certainly won’t be to stop Trump. Quite the opposite.
Military actually leaned Biden in 2020:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/
Not sure how things stand in 2024 but I can’t imagine Trump shitting on a bunch of generals who called him a fascist would help much.
Military veterans seem to support Trump more though, not sure why specifically. And lots of vets in the police. So that might be a different story.
I’d argue he is aware of this, though, which is probably why he is looking towards purging various groups of ideological mismatches.