Esper Flipflops And Leaves Troops In Dc As Trump Spars With Mattis
On Monday, Trump said he was sending “thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers” to Washington. By claiming that action was possible, Trump seemed to be referring to the Insurrection Act of 1807, which would give the president the power to use active-duty soldiers as law enforcement officers. “If a city or a state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents,” Trump said, “then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them....