I think it was more a little bad cop good cop routine.
Trump threatens military activation. Bad cop
Esper announces scaled back military presence emphasizes the fact that they would not be armed.
This causes confusion and a lack of direction from antifa and others as they are not sure how to proceed. Communication spike between ground troops and leadership, all monitored by feds of course.
so is esper acting like he hates trump?
I think it was more a little bad cop good cop routine.
Trump threatens military activation. Bad cop
Esper announces scaled back military presence emphasizes the fact that they would not be armed.
This causes confusion and a lack of direction from antifa and others as they are not sure how to proceed. Communication spike between ground troops and leadership, all monitored by feds of course.
Round ups begin as targets are identified.
.win
Tug of war playing ANTIFA and D's who hoped for military intervention and instead got FED raids.
It's the equivalent of Trump dumping old tomhawks on Syrian airfield