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National Guard in Washington D.C. are told NOT to carry guns or ammunition by Defense Secretary Mark Esper as he orders all active-duty troops out of the capital
UK Daily Mail ^ | June 06 2020 | DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER and REUTERS
Posted on 6/5/2020, 10:31:36 PM by knighthawk
The Pentagon has told Washington D.C.'s National Guard and guardsmen from other states who have are in the nation’s capital not to use guns or ammunition.
The order came from Defense Secretary Mark Esper and made without consulting the White House, The Washington Post reported, and it's seen as a sign of de-escalation of the federal response to protests that sprung up in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Trump has pushed for a strong militarized show of force, calling himself the 'law and order president,' and earning him criticism from several retired military generals, including his former chief of staff John Kelly and former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
W....T...H!!!!!!
Things wrong with this article.
1. Daily Mail.
2. Their source is the Washington Post
3. We saw military dressed personnel bussed into DC with NO identification on their uniforms and they would not answer questions.
I report. You decide.
-SB
the thing about the guns and ammo. I think this is the media trying to make it look like there’s a wedge between Trump and Esper more than there is. They are projecting discontinuity. Trump wanted the troops there - period.
With a backdrop of a brick wall with a painting of George Floyd on it, he tweets:
"I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real changeand pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action."
Get it? They were using crowbars in Lafayette Park to lift up bricks of concrete. He then has a link to an article he wrote which is very peace oriented and reasonable sounding. A nicely written piece. But the devil has a forked tongue too. His connection with weather underground is known.
I'm not linking the tweet but you can go find it. I'm not helping his stats.