One of which is his order to shoot protesters, per Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper. The current SecDef would carry out those orders. Some members of the ar

One of which is his order to shoot protesters, per Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper. The current SecDef would carry out those orders. Some members of the armed forces would refuse such orders, others would follow them. In terms of patrimonialism, Donald is the country and the country is Donald, not just in his mind, but also the true believers. Therefore, there won’t be a universal sense of 5 USC 3331 preventing the following of such an order. That oath will merely be transferred to Donald in the minds of the committed, and part of what will aid this is principate.