US EditionPentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders: CNN
- Pentagon officials are discussing how to respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire staffers, according to defense officials told CNN.
- Trump has indicated he wants to use active-duty forces for domestic law enforcement and remove "corrupt actors" from the national security establishment.
- There are concerns about how Pentagon officials would handle unlawful orders, but there are no real legal safeguards against Trump's potential actions.
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Pentagon officials are having informal discussions about how the Defense Department should respond if Donald Trump issues controversial orders, such as deploying the military domestically and making massive layoffs in...
Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Defense Department would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire a wide range of apolitical employees, defense officials told CNN.Trump suggested that would be open to using active-duty forces for domestic law enforcement and mass deportations, and has indicated that he wants to pack the federal government with loyalists and "elimin…
Pentagon officials are holding off-the-record talks about how the Defense Department will respond if President-elect Donald Trump issues controversial orders, such as sending the military into the streets to deliver on a promise to deport illegal immigrants or to furlough a large portion of apolitical personnel, Defense officials told CNN. Donald Trump has repeatedly hinted that he is willing to use the US military for mass deportations. He has …
Pentagon officials brace for illegal orders from Donald Trump: Reports
Pentagon officials are having discussions on how to respond to any illegal order from the to-be next US president Donald Trump, such as deploying the military domestically, according to a CNN report. The officials are also reportedly preparing for the possibility that Trump may change a few rules that will effectively fire several civil servants from their posts. During his election campaigns, Trump repeated that if he were elected he would se…
Pentagon preps for possible Trump order to deploy troops on Americans: report
The Pentagon is bracing for "major upheaval" ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second term, according to CNN, with officials already holding informal talks about how the Defense Department will respond if Trump orders it to deploy active-duty military troops on his own citizens and makes good...
Pentagon Officials Discuss Possible Trump Orders
“Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers,” CNN reports. “Trump has suggested he would be open to using active-duty forces for domestic law enforcement and mass deportations and has indicated he wants to stack the federal government with loyalists and “clean out corrupt …
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