If Trump wins the election, US protest movements could face serious crackdowns

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Trump has a track record of calling for militarized responses to demonstrationsThe Knox county commission was questioning a property developer one evening in April three years ago when protesters quietly filed in to their auditorium and raised their fists in the air.
37% : If he returned to the White House, Trump could direct a militarized response to protests and pressure congressional Republicans to pass legislation that would impose nationwide penalties like those already in effect in Tennessee.
35% : I am exercising my right to peacefully assemble and use my freedom of speech, you fucking murderers!"
23% : As president, Trump reportedly encouraged the military to shoot protesters, and, this year, allies such as the speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, have said the national guard should be used against college students demonstrating over Israel's invasion of Gaza.

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