The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s Standing Army on American Streets

The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s Standing Army on American Streets

The National Guard was just the beginning. One year after President Trump deployed military troops to the nation’s capital, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency in which the visual trappings of martial law are the norm, not the exception. When Trump declared a supposed “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., called in the National Guard, unleashed federal law enforcement throughout the city and temporarily seized control of t…

The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s Standing Army on American Streets - LewRockwell

“I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military. National Guard, but our military.”—President Trump The National Guard was just the beginning. One year after President Trump deployed military troops to the nation’s capital, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency in which the visual trappings of martial law are the norm, not the exception. The Founders warned against standing armi…

The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Standing Army on American Streets

The National Guard was just the beginning. One year after President Trump deployed military troops to the nation’s capital, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency in which the visual trappings of martial law are the norm, not the exception. When Trump declared a supposed “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., called in the National Guard, unleashed...

The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s standing army on US streets

One year after Trump deployed military troops to DC, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency where martial law is the norm.

The Posse Comitatus Presidency | Trump’s Standing Army on American Streets

TheNewAmerican.comJohn and Nisha Whitehead | The Rutherford Institute | Rutherford.orgThe National Guard was just the beginning.One year after President Trump deployed military troops to the nation’s capital, we find ourselves navigating a posse comitatus presidency in which the visual trappings of martial law are the norm, not the exception.When Trump declared a supposed “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., called in the National Guard, unlea…