Trump Suggests Using 'Military' Against 'Enemy From Within'

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Facts

  • In a recent interview on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures,' former US Pres. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, suggested military action should be taken against anyone who attempts to cause a disruption on Election Day.[1]
  • In response to a question about 'outside agitators' possibly causing chaos on Nov. 5, Trump described what he considers 'the bigger problem,' which he claimed was some of 'the people from within,' describing them as 'very bad,' 'sick,' and 'radical left lunatics.'[1][2][3]
  • He continued, 'It should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military.'[2]
  • Trump further claimed that in his 'opinion,' 'the enemy within...is more dangerous than China, Russia and all these countries.' He cited US Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who managed Trump's first impeachment, as one of the 'lunatics.'[2][4]
  • A spokesperson for the campaign of Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, responded by saying that Trump's remarks should 'alarm every American.'[5]
  • The Trump campaign countered that it's the 'Harris-Biden administration that weaponized our justice system.'[4]

Sources: [1]Associated Press, [2]Guardian, [3]Politico, [4]FOX News and [5]CNN.

Narratives

  • Democratic narrative, as provided by Atlantic. It's important to recognize the series of dangerous messages Trump has been conveying over the past several months. A prospective president suggesting the use of the military against US citizens is the very definition of fascism, which should have no place in US politics.
  • Republican narrative, as provided by Federalist. The Democratic Party has every institution at its disposal to maintain its friendly appearance. While Kamala Harris has an entire army of pseudo-journalists and 'fact-checkers' to cover up her extreme tendencies, that same establishment is also used to conduct smear campaigns against Trump and his supporters.
  • Establishment-critical narrative, as provided by teleSURenglish, ZeroHedge and X. This partisan debate over who's more radical is ironic given both party's history of rapidly growing the military's presence in domestic affairs. In 1982, Directive 5240.01 was established, allowing the military to surveil Americans on US soil. Ironically, this directive was updated last month to expand this power to include the use of 'lethal force' against Americans.

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