US EditionTrump suggests using ‘dangerous’ US cities as ‘training grounds’ for military
Trump outlined plans to deploy troops to Democratic-run cities to combat crime and civil unrest, calling it a fight against an 'enemy from within' with National Guard support.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces while joining Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia to pledge an end to 'woke' culture.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly summoned nearly 800 U.S. generals and admirals to Quantico, Virginia, ordering a sudden assembly of senior officers flown in from around the world.
- Announcing policy shifts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth imposed gender-neutral or male-level fitness standards, eased disciplinary rules, weakened hazing protections, and eliminated medical beard waivers affecting some service members.
- On Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Senator Jack Reed condemned Trump’s plan to deploy 100 troops to Illinois, with Reed warning, `It signals that partisan loyalty matters more than capability, judgement, or service to the Constitution, undermining the principle of a professional, nonpartisan military.`
- Amid ongoing deployments, the administration sent National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles and plans Guard troops for Portland, while Trump threatened troops to Chicago, calling it a 'war' on U.S. soil.
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Source: HENRY NICHOLLS / Getty On Tuesday, President Donald Trump — the most dictatorial president ever to claim he’s “not a dictator” while also claiming a dictator is what the people want — suggested that cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military,” during his and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s meeting with senior military officials, which turned out to be a forum for Trump and Hegseth to beat their chests about…
Trump tells generals US cities should be military training grounds
During an address to hundreds of military leaders assembled from across the world, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use American cities as “training grounds” for the military. His comments come after Trump has deployed or ordered the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington D.C., Los Angeles, and Portland, Oregon for a crackdown on crime and to support immigration enforcement. Trump’s statement also came a day after Gov…
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