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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Plans Military "Reaction Force" to Use Against Americans
Trump Plans Military Reaction Force to Use Against Americans - The New Republic via MSNTrump and the Pentagon are considering creating a full time Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force
That's spelled, GESTAPO...
that could be called on to quash civil unrest and protest at a moments notice, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
The force would be made up of about 600 National Guards troops, half of which would be based on military bases in Alabama and Arizona, ready at all times to fly into any given city or state to lay down Trumps law. Theyd have military-style weapons and riot gear,dispatch from their bases in waves of 100 soldiers, and cycle out after 90 days to limit burnout.
If approved, and if it follows the traditional budgetary process, this program would begin in 2027, costing hundreds of millions. But its not clear whether Trump would try to speed up that process.
The force would be made up of about 600 National Guards troops, half of which would be based on military bases in Alabama and Arizona, ready at all times to fly into any given city or state to lay down Trumps law. Theyd have military-style weapons and riot gear,dispatch from their bases in waves of 100 soldiers, and cycle out after 90 days to limit burnout.
If approved, and if it follows the traditional budgetary process, this program would begin in 2027, costing hundreds of millions. But its not clear whether Trump would try to speed up that process.
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Trump Plans Military "Reaction Force" to Use Against Americans (Original Post)
B.See
Aug 2025
OP
He said he didn't have the authority on 1/6 to call the National Guard. Now he does?
Maraya1969
Aug 2025
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Norrrm
(3,905 posts)1. That's spelled, GAZPACHO, acc to MTG.
Duppers
(28,460 posts)2. Absolutely.
Thx.
Oeditpus Rex
(43,094 posts)3. He's following Hitler's lead
in creating the Third Reich.
That's not hyperbole. That's historic fact.
moniss
(8,639 posts)4. In time to assist with election suppression
tactics like claiming "irregularities" at polling sites and closing them down.
Maraya1969
(23,407 posts)5. He said he didn't have the authority on 1/6 to call the National Guard. Now he does?
B.See
(7,659 posts)6. Precisely.