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Trump 'wanted to deploy 10,000 active duty troops to Washington DC to control George Floyd protests' but proposal was blasted by Mark Esper and General Mark Milley
2020-06-07
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Trump made the request during a 'contentious' Oval Office meeting with Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, according to an anonymous official

  • In the days preceding the meeting, Washington, D.C. has seen instances of looting, arson and violence amid largely peaceful George Floyd protests

  • Esper eventually airlifted 1,600 soldiers to the D.C. region 'to respond if needed'

  • However, many of those troops have now already been deployed back to their usual bases; members of the National Guard remain in the capital

  • Trump had also reportedly been embroiled in a 'shouting match' with the nation's top military officer, General Mark Milley, over his desire to employ troops in D.C.
Related:
Mark Esper: 2020-06-05 Iran president makes unfounded claim that Trump 'ordered killing of people'
Mark Esper: 2020-06-04 Esper says he opposes using Insurrection Act to send military to quell unrest
Mark Esper: 2020-06-04 Pentagon ‘Advisor’ Who Resigned Over Trump Lafayette Park Walk Donated Nearly $10,000 to Democrats Including Biden and Obama
Related:
Mark Milley: 2020-06-04 Esper says he opposes using Insurrection Act to send military to quell unrest
Mark Milley: 2020-04-10 'Terrible, Tragic Mistake:' Top General Warns Enemies Not to Test US Military Readiness
Mark Milley: 2020-04-07 Navy Secretary resigns
Posted by:Skidmark

#13  Thank you, Spike Tojo6844. That’s very good to know.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-06-07 22:45  

#12  Barr interview
Posted by: Spike Tojo6844   2020-06-07 22:35  

#11  Excuse while I take a moment to believe Barr.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-06-07 22:19  

#10  Barr says Trump never demanded 10,000 active-duty troops
Posted by: Spike Tojo6844   2020-06-07 22:09  

#9  Too bad Barr is not a fake Deep Stater.
Posted by: Clem   2020-06-07 22:07  

#8   Attorney Gen. Barr says fake news.

Does he indeed? How interesting.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-06-07 21:52  

#7  Attorney Gen. Barr says fake news.
Posted by: Spike Tojo6844   2020-06-07 21:19  

#6  "anonymous official"

Stopped there.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2020-06-07 16:37  

#5  ^^^ THIS!
Posted by: Phineter Turkeyneck6202   2020-06-07 16:37  

#4  Go into their office, toss a pistol with one round on their desk and tell them "Do the honorable thing, or get cashiered. Their choice."
Posted by: Silentbrick   2020-06-07 15:17  

#3  Really, I want Trump to bring Esper and Milley to a press conference and ask them "Is it your job to protect rioters from the law abiding populace, Yes or No?"
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-06-07 14:18  

#2  They didn’t have ammo in Iran, either.
Posted by: Klem Kadiddlehopper   2020-06-07 13:56  

#1  I'm annoyed about the stories of NG troops being deployed without ammo. What exactly is the sense of carrying a paperweight (which is what a rifle with no ammo is) into a fight with people heaving bricks and molotovs. Esper and Milley need to be cashiered, but at this point Trump would be better advised to do that on Nov 4 win or lose.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-06-07 12:26  

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