Pentagon Distances Its Leaders From Trump’s Threat to Use Military
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Pentagon officials distanced themselves from President Donald Trump’s warning that he could use active-duty military forces to clamp down on protests around the country, saying that it would be better to rely on National Guard for law enforcement where needed.
That appeared to be a rejoinder to Trump’s statement in the Rose Garden on Monday that he could deploy the U.S. military to end “riots and lawlessness” across the country.