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Unless you've got a source for that, I think you're mistaken. The Army wouldn't operate on US soil, that sort of thing would be the job of the National Guard.

Unless you've got a source for that, I think you're mistaken. The Army wouldn't operate on US soil, that sort of thing would be the job of the National Guard. The Posse Comitatus Act specifically forbids the US Army from doing that sort of thing. If you told me Trump is upset at the National Guard for this reason, I'd believe that. I think I recall reading headlines to that effect.

Gibbon1 6y ago
One half of what you're demanding https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protes... After that was published editor of The New York Times' editorial page James Bennet was forced out. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/media/james-bennet-new-york-times-resigns/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/media/james-bennet-new-york-t...
- liability 6y ago
  That article does not seem to contain the claim that Trump asked the Army to break up protests, and it's not clear which 'half' you're refering to. As far as I can tell, the claim is simply false.
  - nl 6y ago
    These are Trump's words: I am mobilizing all available federal resources, civilian and military, to stop the rioting and looting, to end the destruction and arson and to protect the rights of law-abiding Americans, including your Second Amendment rights The piece continues: "He said he was already dispatching "thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers" to Washington to stop the violence that has been a feature of the protests here." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-considering-move-invoke-insurrection-act-n1221326 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-consideri... Later the Army realized he couldn't do that: Hundreds of combat soldiers with the 82nd Airborne were ordered to leave Washington, D.C, Thursday after retired generals and the nation's top officer rebuked Donald Trump over his use of the military. Members of the elite unit had been deployed to the nation's capital to back up National Guard soldiers ordered onto the streets by Attorney General Bill Barr in a show of force. ... While the capital is under federal control, the removal of hundreds of combat troops was a highly-visible sign that Trump had been forced into retreat on his threat to deploy soldiers under his control in protest-hit cities. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8389743/Generals-WIN-battle-Donald-Trump-82nd-Airborne-soldiers-REMOVED-D-C.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8389743/Generals-WI... I chose the Daily Mail reporting because no one could accuse it of being a left wing mouthpiece. There are plenty of other sources if you google If you prefer, you could take Trump's former Defense Secretary James Mattis' comments on the use of troops in Washington DC: Militarizing our response, as we witnessed in Washington, D.C., sets up a conflict—a false conflict—between the military and civilian society. It erodes the moral ground that ensures a trusted bond between men and women in uniform and the society they are sworn to protect, and of which they themselves are a part. Keeping public order rests with civilian state and local leaders who best understand their communities and are answerable to them. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-m... I'd further note that Trump has recently been talking publicaly about using the Insurrection Act to enable him to call out troops, again.

Gibbon1 6y ago

One half of what you're demanding https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protes... After that was published editor of The New York Times' editorial page James Bennet was forced out. https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/media/james-bennet-new-york-times-resigns/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/media/james-bennet-new-york-t...

liability 6y ago
That article does not seem to contain the claim that Trump asked the Army to break up protests, and it's not clear which 'half' you're refering to. As far as I can tell, the claim is simply false.
- nl 6y ago
  These are Trump's words: I am mobilizing all available federal resources, civilian and military, to stop the rioting and looting, to end the destruction and arson and to protect the rights of law-abiding Americans, including your Second Amendment rights The piece continues: "He said he was already dispatching "thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers" to Washington to stop the violence that has been a feature of the protests here." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-considering-move-invoke-insurrection-act-n1221326 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-consideri... Later the Army realized he couldn't do that: Hundreds of combat soldiers with the 82nd Airborne were ordered to leave Washington, D.C, Thursday after retired generals and the nation's top officer rebuked Donald Trump over his use of the military. Members of the elite unit had been deployed to the nation's capital to back up National Guard soldiers ordered onto the streets by Attorney General Bill Barr in a show of force. ... While the capital is under federal control, the removal of hundreds of combat troops was a highly-visible sign that Trump had been forced into retreat on his threat to deploy soldiers under his control in protest-hit cities. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8389743/Generals-WIN-battle-Donald-Trump-82nd-Airborne-soldiers-REMOVED-D-C.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8389743/Generals-WI... I chose the Daily Mail reporting because no one could accuse it of being a left wing mouthpiece. There are plenty of other sources if you google If you prefer, you could take Trump's former Defense Secretary James Mattis' comments on the use of troops in Washington DC: Militarizing our response, as we witnessed in Washington, D.C., sets up a conflict—a false conflict—between the military and civilian society. It erodes the moral ground that ensures a trusted bond between men and women in uniform and the society they are sworn to protect, and of which they themselves are a part. Keeping public order rests with civilian state and local leaders who best understand their communities and are answerable to them. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-m... I'd further note that Trump has recently been talking publicaly about using the Insurrection Act to enable him to call out troops, again.