[robowombat]

And this happened in August 1932, well before FDR, Gen Douglas MacArthur ignored Herbert Hoover's rather weak and two faced direction and put an end to the Bonus Army’s presence in DC. Hoover was beside himself because he knew the Dems would use the event against him in the election. The Dems provided enough votes to help the GOP floor managers to defeat the budget amendment to pay the veterans bonus’ early. Then sat back and enjoyed themselves.

[DesertRhino]

On July 1, 1933, Butler met with MacGuire and Doyle for the first time. FDR was already president when the JP Morgan inspired Business plot coup was being planned.
They wanted MacArthur because he would have easily gone along with a fascist model and a coup. But he was radioactive with veterans after he attacked the bonus marchers with cavalry using flats of swords, tanks, and vomit gas.
So they went to Butler who they thought might play ball.

Instead, he exposed them. And remember, at that time Mussolini and his fascism was considered the modern marvel and more than a few admired that approach.