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Harker

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34. A promise to his adoring deplorables...

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Mon Nov 27, 2023, 07:29 PM

Nov 2023

and a threat to us and to our way of life.

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Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 OP

Good grief, the tone of this article... EarlG Nov 2023 #1

Right you are and moniss Nov 2023 #3

Add a few provocateurs and any demonstration can become violent Ohioboy Nov 2023 #7

Like so many things Trump, it's straight out of the third world peppertree Nov 2023 #5

I would change that title stage left Nov 2023 #30

Trump is telling us who he is. We ignore him at our peril. Chainfire Nov 2023 #2

He's been telling us stage left Nov 2023 #31

Voters need to pay attention to what Cheetohlini is saying. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #4

His Republicans, for the most part, relish the idea though peppertree Nov 2023 #6

"Experts" are calmly discussing Trump's proposed military takeover like it's a normal thing. sop Nov 2023 #8

When a man shows you who and what he is, believe him. Magoo48 Nov 2023 #9

Why of course. Somebody's got to run the internment camps. jaxexpat Nov 2023 #10

What is going on in the military right now. Boomerproud Nov 2023 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author JohnSJ Nov 2023 #12

He has been saying for months he will go after his "enemies", so why should anyone be surprised by this? JohnSJ Nov 2023 #13

Speaking as a retired Army officer with 30 years of service: AverageOldGuy Nov 2023 #14

If Trump tries to use the military to lock in his total control, I see two possible scenarios: Cyrano Nov 2023 #16

Military personnel take an oath to the constitution, not to a dictator. If they are given an illegal order PortTack Nov 2023 #21

That all depends on who is running the military SouthernDem4ever Nov 2023 #24

They still take an oath to the constitution regardless! PortTack Nov 2023 #25

So did Drump, Barr and an assortment of other assholes like Flynn SouthernDem4ever Nov 2023 #26

Oaths stage left Nov 2023 #28

Under trump... El Mimbreno Nov 2023 #15

As I recall, DENVERPOPS Nov 2023 #17

It is a shame hackers can't access Maraloago data and finances. LiberalFighter Nov 2023 #18

It would just be a matter of time before Trump would institute some form of Marhsall Law, hadEnuf Nov 2023 #19

Marshal law can only be declared for two reasons. One, if local or state government has lost control PortTack Nov 2023 #22

I hope you are right. hadEnuf Nov 2023 #27

To quote a famous former president, "There he goes, again!" Ford_Prefect Nov 2023 #20

That's no "hint." n/t Harker Nov 2023 #23

You're right. stage left Nov 2023 #29

A promise to his adoring deplorables... Harker Nov 2023 #34

In his mind this is some form of MAGA Militia where he waves the Bible bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #32

Trump has learned no one will stop him. Irish_Dem Nov 2023 #33