D.C. National Guard Chief Fired Days Before Trump Inauguration: "The Timing Is Extremely Unusual"

zerohedge ^ | Jan 13, 2017 4:50 | Tyler Durden

[Reno89519]

How many times is this going to be posted today and yesterday?!

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

I believe that anyone that threatens the life of President Trump or plots organized illegal action jeopardizing the lives of others should be considered terrorist acts and be arrested prior to the January 20th.

[WENDLE]

We stopped a coup d’ tat.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3513712/posts

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3513627/posts

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3513774/posts

[Paladin2]

Maybe his new assignment is to personally escort Hussein off the premises.

[Be Careful]

Can you spell out the upshot of this whole thing? It seems like you have the “Cliff’s Notes” version firmly in hand.

I keep reading all of these articles...but it makes no sense.

What the heck is going on?

I would really love to know what your interpretation and opinion is.

Thanks in advance.

[TexasGator]

How many times is this going to be posted today and yesterday and tomorrow.

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

So, sorry to offend you. I was busy caring for my Mom with Alzheimer. Her 97th birthday is today.

I just read about these evil plans and wanted others be aware as well.

[Terry Mross]

Obviously the current president fired the general. Trump should reappoint him at the beginning of his innaugarel address.

[Ray76]

It’s enemy action.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Once Donald Trump won the election, many conservatives seemed to think that the war was won."

Actually, I've seen a lot of concern that the globalist/socialist anti-Trump forces haven't given up, and will do anything - up to and including assassination - to try to stop Trump and what he represents.

[hoagy62]

Here’s an idea...
I’d like to see a “We have your back, Mr. President” sort of rapid response team, made up of well-armed citizens that can be sent in to areas where local law enforcement and National Guard may be having trouble.
After a lot of ‘rapid depopulation’ of the protesters, I think they might finally get the message of how pissed-off the average American is.

[Steve_Seattle]

The issue was confused by an early WaPo article that apparently left out some key facts. As I understand it now, the general - who serves directly under the president - submitted a pro-forma resignation, effective January 20th, 2017, because of the upcoming change in administrations. The Obama administration rejected his resignation, but it was apparently then accepted at the request of the Trump transition team.

Regardless of whether accepting the resignation was a good idea under the circumstances, there was not really anything unusual about the timing, as this sort of thing is normal when there is a change of administration.

To some people - including myself - the original presentation of the facts made it sound like security for the inauguration was being deliberately weakened, perhaps by Obama, to encourage civil disobedience. I no longer think that is the case.

[Reno89519]

Nothing about offending me, just look at the right sidebar and you’ll see it is already listed like five times and I’ll bet if you look down over the past 24 hours, it is listed a dozen times.

[xrmusn]

Obviously the current president fired the general. ..etc..
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The way I ‘interpret’ it, EVERY Presidential Appointee submits their resignation effective 1201 on Inaug Day.
The incoming Pres either accepts it or ‘rejects’ it.
The head of DCNG is appointed by the sitting President. The Gen was appointed by Bush and BO kept him aboard.

I understand DOD said he had to go???

[Cedar]

Think Mr. Trump should just surprise everyone and get sworn in at midnight in a conference room.

[Reno89519]

Forget the general, the security of the inauguration is at risk when 5,000 national guard are deployed UNARMED. What are they to do if some Islamic or Democratic terrorist attacks the inauguration in the district-wide gun free zone? Stand around and be killed? They don’t help anyone by being unarmed. That is the scandal.

[healy61]

I am reading this for the first time. I am up to speed on this now.

[Vermont Lt]

Lighten up Frances. Don’t read it the third time. Who cares. It’s new to some folks.