War

Trump’s Declaration of War

Paul Craig Roberts

President Trump’s brief inaugural speech was a declaration of war against the entirety of the American Ruling Establishment. All of it.

Protesters were blasted with tear gas after violence erupted across Washington ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony. Black clad protesters tore through downtown Washington, smashing store and car windows and symbols of capitalist America. Windows from a Bank of America branch, a Starbucks and a McDonald’s restaurant were among the targets. There were clashes with police in riot gear who used flash grenades, tear gas and pepper spray to subdue and arrest members of the crowd. Journalists covering the protest were among those who were arrested.

Germany is sending hundreds of soldiers to the Baltic region near the Russian border as part of NATO’s anti-Russia force. The troops will form part of a NATO force to deter Russia by deploying combat battalions in the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as well as in Poland. Press TV reports: The 500-strong military contingent, including 450 troops from German armed forces and the rest from Belgium and the Netherlands, assembled in the Bavarian town of Oberviechtach on Thursday for deployment to Lithuania.

Live feeds from Washington:

Just hours ahead of the Trump inauguration, police and anti-Donald Trump protesters clashed at a rally that began outside the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C.

The protest started at the hotel, and then marched through D.C. to the National Press Club several blocks away. Once there police fired pepper spray into the crowd, once protesters started trying to break through police lines.

//cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/591531/sp/59153100/embedIframeJs/uiconf_id/6740162/partner_id/591531

At least one protester has reportedly been bloodied.

Live feed below