Posted on 01/15/2024 6:00:13 AM PST by MtnClimber
Among those being mentioned for Trump’s defense secretary are Christopher Miller, who served temporarily during his administration, Michael Flynn and Mike Pompeo.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is sparking fears among those who understand the inner workings of the Pentagon that he would convert the nonpartisan U.S. military into the muscular arm of his political agenda as he makes comments about dictatorship and devalues the checks and balances that underpin the nation’s two-century-old democracy.
A circle of appointees independent of Trump’s political operation steered him away from ideas that would have pushed the limits of presidential power in his last term, according to books they’ve written and testimony given to Congress. Most were gone by the end. In a new term, many former officials worry that Trump would instead surround himself with loyalists unwilling to say no.
Trump has raised fresh questions about his intentions if he regains power by putting forward a legal theory that a president would be free to do nearly anything with impunity — including assassinate political rivals — so long as Congress can’t muster the votes to impeach him and throw him out of office.
Now, bracing for Trump’s potential return, a loose-knit network of public interest groups and lawmakers is quietly devising plans to try to foil any efforts to expand presidential power, which could include pressuring the military to cater to his political needs.
From NBC on Twitter/X:
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A network of public interest groups and lawmakers, nervous about former President Trump’s potential return to power, is quietly devising plans to foil any effort on his part to pressure the U.S. military to carry out his political agenda.
It took four people to write this story?
Code- if Trump is elected there needs to be an insurrection.
NBC
As if the Russian Collusion thingy wasn’t an insurrection.
None of these assholes worried what has happened in the last 3 years. Only What Trump MIGHT do. A country full of pussies is what we’ve got!
I was already going to vote for him NBC, you don’t need to keep selling him on me.
One way or another, we may see Rivers of Blood.
WOW! These allegations seem serious enough to fabricate an affidavit to obtain a FISA warrant to spy on Trump’s campaign.
What hysteria! I mean, if Trump didn’t use it while President or to defend his 2020 win, why would he resort to it later??
How dumb!
thinking the same thing. there are already SO many overwhelming positives to voting for DONALD TRUMP how many more can they come up with? and then they find more! keep up the good work guys.
Oh, FO NBC...enemies of the Republic.
As opposed to Brandon openly saying he has fighter jets to deal with MAGA?
Peter Nicholas, senior White House reporter…a well-traveler political journalist, Nicholas began as a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Washington Bureau, where he interviewed George W. Bush. He then covered Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign for the Los Angeles Times before moving to The Wall Street Journal, where he covered Obama’s 2012 re-election bid and then, Donald Trump’s 2016 race and administration. He most recently covered President Joe Biden for The Atlantic before joining NBC News nearly a year ago. In his new role, he will lead NBC News Digital’s coverage of the Biden administration.
Katherine Doyle has joined NBC News’ digital team as a White House reporter. Recently, she held the same post at the Washington Examiner. Previously, Doyle was an editor at both Investopedia and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She also worked at Vice. Doyle has a B.A. from the University of Leeds.
Fawn Lebowitz graduated from Northwestern in 2022ish.
Courtney Kube is an NBC News Correspondent covering national security and the Pentagon. Her husband is in the Marines and she was part of a criminal investigation on leaked intelligence… https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-leak-idUSKBN1WO2C4/
With a focus on providing accurate and timely information, Kube has reported on a range of topics including military actions, international relations, and intelligence matters. Her work has been featured in various media outlets, including NBC News, Yahoo News, Telemundo Fresno, and AOL, Inc.
Yep. Three bitches and a queer.
I wanted to comment, but it’s wise not to disclose any possible targets, except to say the Left have absolutely no grounds to expect compassion of any kind. After waging holly hell war on the Country, Trump and humanity, they are not entitled to an ounce of sympathy. My view is that it’s way past they suffer righteous retribution
not rivers of blood, rivers of brain matter from all of those exploding liberal heads. the streets of America will have maunore liberal brains splattered on them than qwap on the streets of San Franshitco. remember friends, wear a braincoat on election day. you’ll need it.
Like we needed any more reminders that liberals rule by feelings over facts........
They had to decide whether the military will mutiny if Trump is elected or whether they will be a willing tool in his path of dictatorial behavior. Maybe both.
I think NBC has gone the way of the FAA...hiring up people with severe intellectual abilities, and psychiatric ‘disablities’....so yeah, it might take four to write what one person could write.
Lol.
What’s happening now with Biden’s DOJ?
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