Donald Trump suggests using National Guard, military against 'enemy from within'
By: Sarah Fortinsky (The Hill)
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Former President Trump in a Sunday interview suggested using the National Guard or the military on Election Day to combat what he described as potential chaos from "the enemy from within" — a group Trump said includes "radical left lunatics."
In the interview on Fox News's "Sunday Morning Futures," Trump dismissed President Biden's concerns that Election Day wouldn't be peaceful and said, when asked, that he thinks "the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people that have come in and destroyed our country."
"I think the bigger problem are the people from within," Trump said. "We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics."
"And I think it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard or, if really necessary, by the military, because they can't let that happen," he added.
The interview comes just weeks before the election, as both Trump's and Vice President Harris's campaigns rev up to gain as much ground as they can in battleground states that could decide the outcome of the election.
Harris's campaign responded to Trump's Sunday interview by saying the comments should "alarm every American who cares about their freedom and security."
"Donald Trump is suggesting that his fellow Americans are worse 'enemies' than foreign adversaries, and he is saying he would use the military against them," Harris campaign senior adviser and senior spokesperson Ian Sams said in a statement.
"Taken with his vow to be a dictator on 'day one,' calls for the 'termination' of the Constitution, and plans to surround himself with sycophants who will give him unchecked, unprecedented power if he returns to office, this should alarm every American who cares about their freedom and security," Sams continued. "What Donald Trump is promising is dangerous, and returning him to office is simply a risk Americans cannot afford."
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Donald Trump - Bringing Fascism to America.
he's stoking his legion of fascists by toeing the line on starting a civil war. without progressive thinking, there would be no USA.
Trump is a clear and present danger to the American way of life.
trump knows it will be his supporters paying the price and he couldn't care less ...
Trump and his sycophants are the enemy from within.
Yes, the usual projection/confession.
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He has no power to call the National Guard to action on Election Day
Hopefully he will never have the power to call the National Guard or U.S. military into action at any time ever.
Yep, National Guard answers to each states Governor. DC is a bit different since there is no Governor and falls under the Presidents jurisdiction.
If Trump attempts this boogie man gambit without cause I’ll be the second one in line to fight it. First in line will be every National Guard member. None of which are obligated to follow an unlawful order.
Baba Yaga ……
Trump wants firing squads on his enemies televised from the White House lawn.
Thinking about it is the only thing that wakes up his "little Trump".
I read that Trump wanted drug dealers publicly executed by firing squads. I would be interested to know if he actually said the same thing about his political enemies.
Ridiculous.
Yada yada more verbal shit from Trump.
Yes, the maga movement is an extremely messy smelly bowel movement, their leader being the king turd.