U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisors at one point this past week he wanted 10,000 troops to deploy to the Washington D.C. area to halt ...
US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine, US, Jun 5, 2020.
Trump's bid to militarise the US response to the protests has triggered a rare outpouring of condemnation from former US military officials, including Trump's first defence secretary, Jim Mattis, and retired four-star generals who normally try to steer clear of politics. It has also led some Pentagon leaders of colour to issue unprecedented statements about their experiences dealing with issues of race in the US military.Esper publicly voiced his opposition on Wednesday to invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active duty forces – remarks to reporters that did not go over well with either Trump or his top aides.
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