[Opinion] The Summer Of Invasion: Trump Using The Military As A Political Weapon

New York Times essay hoping military would 'stand up to Trump' draws fire on social media

Social media users accused the New York Times of supporting a military coup with a guest essay about President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard.

The Summer Of Invasion: Trump Using The Military As A Political Weapon

This season is shaping up to be the summer of invasion in the U.S. But the invader is not a foreign power—it’s the President of the United States. Since June, when Trump purported to federalize several thousand California National Guard troops and deploy 700 Marines to Los Angeles for immigration enforcement, he has pushed to put U.S. military personnel on American streets. He’s testing limits, probing for weak seams in the law, and laying the g…