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Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House
« on: January 16, 2024, 03:12:43 pm »
Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House

Among those being mentioned for Trump’s defense secretary are Christopher Miller, who served temporarily during his administration, Michael Flynn and Mike Pompeo.
 
Jan. 14, 2024, 7:00 AM EST
By Peter Nicholas, Katherine Doyle, Megan Lebowitz and Courtney Kube
WASHINGTON — 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.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-military-fears-rcna129159
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Re: Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White Hou
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2024, 03:15:15 pm »
I'm guessing those "fears" are the creation of liberal news journalists so they have something controversial to write about. 00drama
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Re: Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White Hou
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2024, 03:16:31 pm »
Since George W. Bush, at least, the opposition always talks about dictatorship

Turning United States into Fascist Italy is not easy.

I have no doubt that his supporters would want him to go around the constitution and take powers that he’s not allowed. But you would have to have the whole political structure in this country to agree to go along with him, and that will not happen.

Benito Mussolini was extremely popular with his public until the end. Donald Trump is very unpopular with the general public.

Trump’s ignorance of the workings of government is going to cost him. But that doesn’t mean he’s going to turn into a dictator.
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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2024, 03:24:13 pm »
From the article….

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.

If they mean character assassination of people that don’t agree with him, that is probably true

But I highly doubt we’ll see a “night of the long knives..part 2” should he be re-elected

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Re: Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White Hou
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2024, 12:47:51 am »
Quote from: LMAO on January 16, 2024, 03:24:13 pm
From the article….

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.

If they mean character assassination of people that don’t agree with him, that is probably true

But I highly doubt we’ll see a “night of the long knives..part 2” should he be re-elected

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I agree.

But I see that and similar statements as evidence that he neither understands nor cares about the Constitution period, and that is a real problem.
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