Coast Guard Shoots at U-Haul Driver Deemed a 'Threat' at Alameda Base Protest

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Above: FBI agents investigate a shooting outside a Coast Guard base in Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2025. Image copyright: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Democratic narrative

Trump's militarized deportation machine is creating a dangerous national police force that threatens democracy. Federal agents are flooding cities while buying off local cops with cash bonuses to target immigrants based on fabricated crime myths. This authoritarian power grab uses immigration as a pretext to blur lines between military and police under presidential command.

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Republican narrative

This is yet another example of the violence directed at federal officers simply for doing their jobs. A reckless U-Haul driver deliberately accelerated toward Coast Guard security officers during anti-ICE protests, forcing them to open fire in self-defense. The masked driver ignored multiple commands to stop before speeding directly at federal agents protecting the base. Officers had no choice but to discharge rounds when faced with a direct vehicular threat to their safety.

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