If so, let’s hope it was because they saw the WH was too well protected and wasn’t because a deal was made.
Clue: Trump just chewed Esper’s ass really good. Esper then tells the military to more or less stand down.
Word is out about a million protester march on DC and the possibility of storming of the Whitehouse. Think.
Trump is playing the long game. Give some thought to the phrase, “...enough rope to hang themselves.” The Whitehouse has deadly defensive systems. Passive area denial systems are available. The Marine Barracks are minutes away as is the 3rd Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard”, plus approximately another 40,000 Federal law enforcement personnel..
Trump would have been in a perfect position to declare martial law. The implications to seditionists and traitors are really scary. Arrest by the military, summary tribunals, etc., scared the dems. The rats smelled a rat. All of a sudden the word goes out for “peaceful march”. There’s more hear than meets the eye. Trump has them on the run and the deep state is shitting itself.