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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
[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.

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-06-07
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=573737