He came damn close in his first term. I remember watching the Twitter video on June 1, 2020 - see the video: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-helicopters-hov

He came damn close in his first term. I remember watching the Twitter video on June 1, 2020 - see the video: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-helicopters-hover-low-over-protesters-in-washington-84223557542 https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-helicopters-hover-low-ov... to see how low the helicopters were flying and the rotor wash was clearly intended to intimidate the protesters. https://warontherocks.com/2020/10/let-the-generals-speak-retired-officer-dissent-and-the-june-2020-george-floyd-protests/ https://warontherocks.com/2020/10/let-the-generals-speak-ret... > In May 2020, protests emerged in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer, as well as other incidents of police brutality against African Americans. In these protests there was in some cases significant property destruction and looting. In response, more than 20 states and the District of Columbia activated the National Guard to assist in stabilizing the situation. > By June 1 Trump was reportedly ready to send 10,000 regular military troops to the streets — forces usually used in external conflict. He threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would have allowed him to deploy the troops without the governors’ permission. Active-duty troops were brought to the Washington, D.C., area, including some from the immediate response force brigade of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. For a few days it looked like Trump might send in the troops, precipitating the retired officer commentary detailed below. Ultimately the president did not invoke the Insurrection Act and the troops were sent home. It wasn't just Trump: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protes... https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2020/10/helicopters-over-dc-protesters-broke-regulations-while-commander-was-driving-home-dc-guard-concludes/169704/ https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2020/10/helicopters-over-d... https://media.defense.gov/2021/May/27/2002730396/-1/-1/1/DODIG%20REPORT%20NO.%202021-089.PDF https://media.defense.gov/2021/May/27/2002730396/-1/-1/1/DOD... https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/soldiers-disciplined-helicopters-hovering-blm-protesters-dc/story?id=77066526 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/soldiers-disciplined-helicop... https://web.archive.org/web/20230607212142/https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/united-states-use-medical-helicopter-target-protesters https://web.archive.org/web/20230607212142/https://casebook.... https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-06-02/military-begins-staging-around-washington-to-quell-george-floyd-protests https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-06-0...