QOTD -- Message Sent

...[W]hat we are witnessing is more than just the Pentagon’s split with Trump; it's a stand for the Constitution and the U.S. military's commitment to it. In essence, current and former leaders of the military are putting Trump on notice that their ultimate allegiance is to the foundational document of our country, not the person who fleetingly occupies the Oval Office. Even the public rift between Trump and military leaders over their willingness to strike the names of Confederate commanders from military bases is another sign of the rupture between the two entities. [snip]

Over the past couple weeks, civilian and military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces have sent every signal possible that they are not going to stand by while Trump defies the results of a U.S. election. Sure, there's more ways than one to steal an election, but the military just took one potential avenue away. The generals themselves will clearly haul Trump out of the White House and to the curb if he is voted out and refuses to leave on January 20, 2021. -- Kerry Eleveld, reflecting on the messages coming from retired Adm. Mullen and retired Gens. Mattis, Dempsey, Powell, Kelley, and Chairman of the JCS Gen. Milley and others in recent days. If Bunker Boy had entertained fantasies of the military intervening on his side after losing the election, he's been put on notice now.