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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Among those being mentioned for Trump’s secretary of defense are Christopher Miller, who served temporarily during his administration, Michael Flynn and Mike Pompeo.

Donald Trump is sparking fears among those who understand the inner workings of the Pentagon that he would convert the nonpartisan U.S. military into the muscular arm of his political agenda as he makes comments about dictatorship and devalues the checks and balances that underpin the nation’s two-century-old democracy.

A circle of appointees independent of Trump’s political operation steered him away from ideas that would have pushed the limits of presidential power in his last term, according to books they’ve written and testimony given to Congress. Most were gone by the end. In a new term, many former officials worry that Trump would instead surround himself with loyalists unwilling to say no.

Trump has raised fresh questions about his intentions if he regains power by putting forward a legal theory that a president would be free to do nearly anything with impunity — including assassinate political rivals — so long as Congress can’t muster the votes to impeach him and throw him out of office.

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[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 59 points 10 months ago

Fascist things Trump used the military for during his first term:

  • Assassination of an Iranian General
  • Clearing out protestors for a photo op while holding the Bible upside down (Christians missing the antichrist parallels)
  • Sending thugs in vans to abduct protestors
  • Science denial at the height of the pandemic and during hurricanes
  • Refusal to condemn stochastic terrorists (there are good people on both sides folks)
  • Firing or attacking anyone who dissents with his ill informed opinions

I'm sure I'm missing many other points as this list van just keep going.

[-] randon31415@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Those thugs in vans were prison riot police, since the regular police just had sactions placed on them and the military had to follow the uniform code of military justice. The prison riot police have exceptions from some of the laws.

Also why DeSantis was looking at forming a State milita, because the national guard has to follow federal laws.

Plan 3 was just hold up all military promotions and fill them with people willing to ignore the law - which also failed. Got to stay vigilant, all it takes is one success.

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

100% any successes for them equal a loss for the rest of us.

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Remember that time Federal marshals shot a man to death in broad daylight and nothing came of it? Fun times.

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Wasn't the guy a nutty Trump supporter threatening people? I'm also pretty sure the guy was armed and got way more time than any black dude would have.

If I'm recalling the right instance that is.

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

This is the one i'm referring to.

(Though don't trust the details there, the whole story fell apart as soon as scrutiny was applied. The NYT (i think, it's paywalled) did a follow up where they basically determined federal marshals just rolled up on the dude in the middle of the street and shot him in cold blood.)

[-] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the follow up.

Okay yeah i remember this one, honestly I'm not surprised this one played out how it did, Reinoehl was a highly aggressive dude, especially towards cops, he'd been suspected of murder, and then you have the Orange asshole in the white house saying dumb shit and as usual, throwing gasoline on the already inflammable situation.

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