The president could try and move the military and command it in any way he sees fit. Unless his order is challenged for it violating the constitution, then and only then will the military disobey the presidents orders.
problem is. Those generals that are supposed to disobey orders, they seem to be ok with their troops whooping on peaceful protesters. They’re ok with inciting physical pushes so the president can go take a pic in front of a church too. Amongst many other things.
is the president going to use our troops in such a way to secure the election? Dunno. But would it surprise me if he tried? No.
Let’s be fair here, although present at the scene, the DCNG was not used for anything beyond some hard parking. Rather, it was the alphabet soup of govt agencies and the DC park police that did the work.
The DCNG’s OIC, in his testimony before Congress, debunked the claims of sufficient warning being given, the denial of the alphabet soup’s use of chemical irritant, and the rest of the BS that was part of that event.
https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Mr. Adam DeMarco - Written Testimony_.pdf
Another point, when the joint chiefs were told to spin up for the shit going down in Minneapolis, they refused and gave the President a quick lesson in the Possee Comitatus and Insurrection Acts. This is why he didn’t try it again in later protests, he was told no. Those 4-stars won’t risk it all to violate the Constitution.
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