A former Army sniper who goes by @cfh.unfiltered on TikTok delivered a blistering critique of the federal deployment of troops to Portland. In a current video, he shared his frustration with President Donald Trump’s choice to ship armed forces into U.S. cities. His publish rapidly drew sturdy reactions from veterans and civilians alike.

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In the clip, the veteran admitted he struggled with tips on how to reply. “I’ve been sitting here for two hours thinking about what the f*ck to say,” he stated. “A lot of people are asking me my thoughts on Donald Trump sending troops to Portland. I mean, what the f*ck can I say anymore?”

He went on to sentence Trump’s labeling of anti-fascists as terrorists.

“He labelled people that are against fascism as terrorists. So people that are against fascism are now enemies of the United States of America,” he stated. “And then he deploys soldiers to blue cities. That’s insane.”

Criticism of militarization and “spoiled brats”

Throughout the video, @cfh.unfiltered accused Trump supporters of embracing authoritarianism. He mocked self-proclaimed patriots who by no means served in fight however now declare they’re “ready for war.”

According to him, these people had been “a bunch of f*cking has-been, no-combat-seen dudes that ‘almost’ joined.”

He continued, “The war in Iraq and Afghanistan lasted 20 f*cking years. You had your opportunity to show the world that you’re a f*cking man, and now you wanna bring that f*cking environment home to my land where I’m gonna raise my f*cking kid? How dare you? How f*cking dare you?”

The veteran stated he believed spoiled and insecure males had been surrendering freedoms for energy.

“I always knew it was gonna be spoiled f*cking brats that were gonna bring this country down,” he stated. “Spoiled f*cking insecure brats that were gonna give up their constitutional liberties and hand extreme power over to one f*cking man. Stop f*cking my country up.”

He additionally described a shift amongst veterans he knew. “I’m getting messages every day of veterans, of former Trump supporters,” he stated.

“My cousin, he’s a veteran, big MAGA supporter. Just sent me this long message about how he no longer supports Trump and how he thinks that he’s trying to install a totalitarian regime.”

@cfh.unfiltered 10/06: Warning, I don’t maintain again on this video. I share my private opinion on Trump going in opposition to court orders and deploying National Guard to Portland and Chicago. If this video upsets you, it’s good to self replicate. #nationalguardportland #nationalguardchicago #portlandwarzone #trumptoday ♬ unique sound – CFH unfiltered

Reactions from supporters and viewers

Although his language was uncooked, many commenters on TikTok supported his message.

One person figuring out as an Army medic wrote, “You’re spot on homie. Live in Portland. Nothing bad happening here, we’re just liberals, people just exercising their rights. keep speaking the truth.”

Another viewer advised that misinformation distorted Trump’s view of Portland. “I’m convinced he is being shown the riots in 2020 when there were riots in Portland over George Floyd. They are manipulating what they show him.”

A 3rd commenter added, “My son lives in Portland, the only problem they have is a lack of compassion and a place for the homeless to go.”

Finally, one Portland resident mocked the over-armed demonstrators. “Live here in Portland. The amount of sad insecure dudes showing up to protests armed to the teeth is scary and hilarious. Like why do you need extra mags hand pew, vest, concealed spear stick 🤔 These are regular civilians out here (not funded by billionaires)”

The video was additionally reposted on Reddit, the place u/ihateandy2 famous, “Real masculinity is standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves, while not caring what others think about you, good or bad.”

@cfh.unfiltered didn’t reply instantly to the Daily Dot’s request for remark by way of TikTok remark.

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