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If there's troops there, there aren't going to be kids messing around on the statue or riding their bikes down the stairs. You won't have a breach of public order.
The Lincoln Memorial is part of the Park Service. Get a few rangers there, and you would have the same effect. Guys with uniforms and badges have an effect. So, he's gutted the Park Service, and then called the national guard to fulfill part of the rangers' roles.
Yes, I realize that most people (especially the MAGA ditto-heads) won't think that far, but that's basically what's happening.
And I do get your point in this thread that it's more about perception and reality/statistics. Sometimes Dems are too smart for their own good.
