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TomSlick

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2. HS PD and the National Park Police were present.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 06:27 PM

Saturday

The PD "encouraged" a guy in a pickup with a big Trump flag to move along. The LEOs all simply watched. I thanked a couple of National Park Police for being there.

The only military presence was all the old guys wearing veteran's caps.

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Just home from the No Kings protest in Hot Springs. [View all] TomSlick Saturday OP

Tom what kind of police, ICE, National Guard, US military presence did you see? Irish_Dem Saturday #1

HS PD and the National Park Police were present. TomSlick Saturday #2

Very interesting. Irish_Dem Saturday #3

The local LEOs were not going to let things get out of hand - good on them. TomSlick Saturday #4

I agree. Irish_Dem Saturday #5