Speculation about what lawless demagogue and autocrat Donald "It Is What It Is" Trump would do if and when he's defeated in November may have taken on a new sense of urgency yesterday. Reportedly, Trump has been privately discussing firing Defense Secretary Mark Esper after the November election, creating a scenario where he could appoint a loyal stooge to order the military to impose a form of martial law while he undoes the election results. You'll recall that Esper opposed Trump's invoking of the Insurrection Act to deploy troops in response to Black Lives Matter protests after the murder of George Floyd. Esper also ran counter to Trump over displaying the treasonous and racist Confederate flag at military facilities, with Esper issuing a ban undermining Trump's desire to use the flag to stir up his racist base.
Dems are noticing the firing reports, and are looking at the sycophant Trump could use after Esper departs:
"Earlier this month, the White House installed a senior policy official at the Pentagon who falsely called Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, a Muslim and a terrorist.There's no question that Tata would do exactly what Trump orders. Whether the Joint Chiefs of Staff would fall in line is another story.
Anthony Tata, a retired Army brigadier general who had been a staunch defender of Trump on Fox News, had failed to secure a Senate confirmation for a more senior post amid controversy over his comments and qualifications."
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Four years ago, I would have scoffed at the idea that we would, as a nation, be considering a government where martial law would ever be enacted. I also would have scoffed at the thought of a president dismantling the USPS or putting immigrant children into cages, or gassing peaceful protesters.
Yet here we are. Nothing shocks me anymore. I just hope we have enough measures in place to keep further outrageous acts in check.
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