Has Trump Declared He will Dispatch the U.S. Military to Wage Domestic Warfare on Left-Wing Blue Cities? By Chris Knight (Florida)

Mike Adams (Health Ranger):

"They're very unsafe places, and we're going to straighten them out one by one," Trump said. "...That's a war, too. It's a war from within."
"I told [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth], we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military..." he said.

We are about to see cities like Chicago, NYC, Seattle, New Orleans and Los Angeles turned into active domestic battle zones, where U.S. troops will be hunting down and shooting civilians on site, since they have been designated "terrorists."

https://www.brighteon.com/eeb6573a-4822-476a-a16f-d8a0e335d26e

This is classic Mike Adams territory: A kernel of truth from a recent Trump speech, amplified into dystopian fever-dream territory for clicks on Brighteon! The October 1, 2025, episode of his Brighteon Broadcast News ("Trump teases path to MILITARY DICTATORSHIP as blue cities to be used as 'training grounds' by the military") spins Trump's offhand remark into visions of U.S. troops turning Chicago, NYC, Seattle, New Orleans, and LA into "active domestic battle zones" where soldiers "hunt down and shoot civilians on site" after labelling them "terrorists." But digging into the source material and broader context reveals no evidence for that escalation. It's hyperbolic framing of Trump's ongoing tough-on-crime stump speech, not a blueprint for Lefty purges.

The Actual Quote and Its Context

Trump did say something close to what's quoted in Adams' video, but in a far more measured (if provocative) way. During a September 30, 2025, campaign event in Pennsylvania, flanked by his Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, Trump riffed on urban crime as an "enemy within" threat, invoking the need for military involvement to "straighten out" high-crime cities. Here's the key excerpt, per transcripts from multiple outlets:

"They're very unsafe places, and we're going to straighten them out one by one... That's a war, too. It's a war from within. I told [Pete Hegseth], we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military... Because we're going into these cities, and we're going to clean them up."

This ties into Trump's long-standing "law and order" playbook, echoing his 2020 threats to deploy federal agents during BLM protests and his July 2024 RNC speech promising to "restore law and order" via the military if needed. Hegseth, fresh off slamming "fat generals" and DEI in the military during the same event, nodded along, framing it as a loyalty test for brass to prioritise "real threats" like urban violence over "woke" distractions.

The "training grounds" line? It's a throwaway about using National Guard or active-duty rotations in crime hotspots for urban ops drills, like crowd control, not Call of Duty. Trump has floated similar ideas before, like surging Guard troops to DC for post-January 6 security or border ops. No specifics on cities beyond the usual suspects (Chicago's homicide spikes, LA's gang issues), and zero mention of "hunting Leftists" or designating civilians as "terrorists" en masse.

No Evidence of "Big Game Hunting" or Civilian Targeting

Adams' leap to "shooting civilians on site" is pure invention, there's not a shred in Trump's remarks, Truth Social posts, or advisor leaks suggesting intent to treat political opponents (or even protesters) as shoot-on-sight targets. A scan of Trump's X activity since early September yields nothing on military deployments in blue cities; his feed's been laser-focused on tariffs, Ukraine aid cuts, and Harris jabs. Broader reporting confirms:

Legal Barriers: Domestic military use is hemmed in by the Posse Comitatus Act (1878), which bars active-duty troops from law enforcement without congressional or Insurrection Act invocation. Trump has vowed to test those limits for "riots" or "invasions," but even allies like Hegseth emphasise Guard activation for "training" and support roles, not combat patrols.

Precedent, Not Purge: This echoes Trump's first-term playbook, e.g., Operation Legend (2020), where feds (not troops) hit 29 cities for gang busts, netting 2,000+ arrests without mass shootings. Critics like the ACLU warn of "police state" risks, but it's framed as anti-crime, not anti-Leftist.

Adams' Track Record: Brighteon's no stranger to doomsday spins. The video's other segments (Pfizer deals, natural remedies) are his usual mix, using Trump's quote as a hook for 1M+ views. No primary sourcing beyond a Fox clip; it's editorialised outrage.

Broader Implications: Rhetoric Ramp-Up or Real Risk?

Trump's "enemy within" line (first used July 2024) has spiked post-convention, blending migrant crime fears with jabs at "radical Left" prosecutors. Expect Guard mobilisations for borders/riots, by crazed antifa. But "big game hunting for Leftists"? That's Adams projecting, Trump's beef is with "soft-on-crime DAs," not ideologues per se. Dems like AOC are already fundraising off it as "authoritarian," while GOP hawks cheer the fitness push.

Bottom line:The quote's real, the apocalypse for the Left isn't.