Revealed: Trump planning new military unit to rapidly crush civil unrest

[DemMedic]

The Trump administration is looking at plans to set up a 600-person National Guard “quick reaction force” to quickly deploy to U.S. cities to quell protests or other unrest, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Internal Pentagon documents reviewed by the Post lay out the parameters for a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force,” calling for hundreds of guard members outfitted with weapons and riot gear to be on constant standby and deployable in as little as one hour.

The proposal, if enacted, would be another expansion of President Trump’s use of U.S. troops on American soil. The commander in chief on Monday declared he was deploying 800 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., to combat what he claimed was a scourge of violent crime and drug use, even as D.C. police data shows violent incidents in the city have fallen off sharply since 2023.


More here: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5448885-quick-reaction-force-proposal/

[Lovie777]

1. Crashing the economy seems to be the GQP's goal...............

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Rotating groups of 100 NG troops won't even be able to control jaywalkers

What a bunch of maroons.

[somethingshiny]

4. Another stupid distraction stunt

I think it's another manifestation of his dictator fantasy, like his failed, ridiculous military parade. There was an obvious lack of enthusiasm from the troops forced to participate; hopefully this stunt will be another big fail.

[Diraven]

8. I think the whole point

Is to take credit for "saving" DC after suddenly acknowledging that DC's crime rate is falling, which they'll give full credit to Trump bringing the troops instead of admitting that those crime stats were already happening beforehand. That's basically what they did in LA. It's a Fox News and administration talking point now that LA would have totally burned to the ground if not for Trump heroically sending the troops to save it.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Retaliating against peaceful protests will only encourage even more protests.

TACO Don thinks himself RULER of America as he attempts to take over the US Military to use against the American people and the US Constitution.

Chief Justice John Roberts has to be quaking in his boots as to Trump's blatant disregard to the Rule of Law.

[onethatcares]

5. just one question

how many false alarms about homelessness will be called in ?

Not that I would think it would happen of course.

OK, 2 questions

did the maga trucker bash ever find their way off the by-pass?

yowser: :

[Bengus81]

6. Hmmm...I thought the right to assemble and peaceful protesting is a right in the Constitution....

oh wait,never mind.

[popsdenver]

7. AKA

FASCIST TEAM SIX..............

[czarjak]

9. Ya say ya want a revolution?

[BWdem4life]

10. Those who make peaceful revolution impossible

will make violent revolution inevitable. - JFK

[malthaussen]

11. So much for "Weekend Warriors," eh?

The old National Guard wouldn't have stood for bullshit like this, but since we relaxed the rules on federalization, they're in for the duration, which is forever.

-- Mal

[allegorical oracle]

12. He's got the power to call in the NGuard in DC because it's, well, a district. But he had no

right in Los Angeles -- or in other states -- to activate the NGuard. Those troops are under the Adjutant General in each state after conferring with the Governor about activation. Those are clear laws under Posse Comitatus.

Isn't there a legal case about this issue underway in LA?

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

13. Fuck him. And to hell with any military person going along with that shit.

[defacto7]

14. Does anyone know where the Army Reserve

fits or doesn't fit into any of TACO boy's control fetish? I really don't know. I haven't heard it mentioned.

[milestogo]

15. Going to crush human beings?

Cause you're such a good Christian.

[OldBaldy1701E]

16. So, where is the plan for our response to this attack on the lives of those who are under this occupation?

Whine?