Keeping the Elephants Away

Succes: Since the National Guard moved into Kenosha, Wisconsin, two days ago, there has been NO FURTHER VIOLENCE, not even a small problem. When legally asked to help by local authorities, the Federal Government will act and quickly succeed. Are you listening Portland?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2020

I think he means since the white Trump supporter who allegedly shot three people and tried to surrender to police was finally arrested at his home in Illinois and the national attention on that has prompted Kenosha police to temporarily back down from treating protesters like an invading army.

Shows of force just prompt violent responses.  In his imagination Trump is a fierce warrior.  In reality he's a fat old man who's never faced violence in his life, and would react like this if he even faced a crowd of protesters (William Barr is his "fixer"):

There is video of the incident and nobody laid a finger on Rand. These guys think it should be illegal to yell at them. https://t.co/5DFHRq2Oze

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 28, 2020

and here's that video:

Even Fox News is stopping short of "attacked" pic.twitter.com/utMckHtdAU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 28, 2020

And the difference is between "gangs" and "militias":

The way this works is that a loud group of protesters angrily heckling an elected official on a public street is abhorrent and threatening, but masked gunmen menacing legislators inside the state capitol is peaceful protest.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 28, 2020

Because Trump has yet to denounce the shootings in Kenosha, but he praises the incipient state sponsored violence of the National Guard (probably he hopes to reproduce Kent State to prove how manly he is).
Paul, in the meanwhile, wants to go "medieval" on their asses:

"My feeling is there's interstate criminal traffic being paid for across state lines, but you won't know it unless you arrest them" -- Rand Paul, supposedly a big civil liberties guy, calls for the summary arrest of protesters pic.twitter.com/kXi22gV8Aq

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 28, 2020

"Arrest 'em all, let God sort 'em out!"  Yeah, that Constitution is just a set of suggestions, anyway.