Trump rally in Dallas: What to know about the Oath Keepers militia group

[TexasTowelie]

AUSTIN — A 10-year-old self-styled militia group called Oath Keepers is seeking volunteers to help "protect Trump supporters" during the president's rally Thursday in downtown Dallas.

"As always, we are confident that the interior of the venue itself will be safe (the Secret Service will see to that)," Stewart Rhodes, who founded the organization of military veterans and former law enforcement officers in 2009, wrote on the organization's website this week. "But we have serious concerns for the safety of attendees as they walk from their vehicles to the venue, and then especially as they walk back to their vehicles in the dark afterward."

The group that calls itself defenders of the Constitution also lists a series what is says are potential government directives it will not obey, including disarming citizens.

The group was at Trump's rally last week in Minneapolis, and says it also will be at Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke counter-rally to Trump's appearance in nearby Grand Prairie.

Read more: https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/texas/state-bureau/2019/10/15/trump-rally-dallas-who-are-oath-keepers/3987462002/
(Corpus Christi Caller-Times)

[abqtommy]

1. These cult groups worry me.

[dchill]

4. Why? Just because they're heavily armed and extremely stupid?

And ready to trigger off and ask no questions later?

[abqtommy]

6. At least they're telling us where they are. I guess "extremely stupid" covers that.

[dchill]

7. Thanks be, I guess.

[Hangingon]

10. All cult groups concern me

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I'm sure tRump loves these guys.

However, other legal law enforcement agencies probably do not.

I don't like these situations at all--there could easily be trouble between these jokers and the police, or the crowds.

[Onyrleft]

3. I immediately thought of the Hell's Angels at Altamont.

No good will come of this.

[larwdem]

5. scared

to scared to walk to their vehicles! fucking cowards.

[MarcA]

8. They need to be held accountable for what they instigate.

They would probably blame others. Why would they be needed at the
counter-rally in another town?

[Liberal In Texas]

9. Deadbeat Donnie attracks riff-raff to our blue city.

These "Oath Keepers" are nothing but self-styled vigilantes using this event to lord themselves around in camo and assault rifles.