Well that puts it into perceptive and S&F for the message. It may or may not be exactly what they are thinking, but it surely is a plausible statement
as it is exactly what we have done.
The Bastille primarily - but the sedition act as well.
Oh and as commentary on US political ineptitude, instability, and dishonesty - it's also the birth date of Gerald R Ford, famously inept and
uncoordinated former POTUS and member of the Warren Commission.