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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at his confirmation hearing refused to rule out opening fire on protesters if Trump ordered it.

As Donald Trump ramps up his use of the military to quell domestic dissent, he has on his side a Pentagon chief apparently ready to carry out any order Trump gives him, possibly including a potentially illegal one to shoot American citizens.

Pete Hegseth, specifically asked during his January confirmation hearing whether he would have obeyed a 2020 Trump demand to shoot protesters — as Trump had wanted then-Secretary Mark Esper to do in his first term — would not answer and instead dodged the question.

On Monday, even as California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Trump and Hegseth to rescind the deployment because he had not requested it, as he said the law requires, Trump escalated the situation by adding 700 Marines, a full battalion, to the mix.

It is unclear what, precisely, they can accomplish. Federal law prohibits them from arresting people unless Trump were to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act. While he has referred to the protesters as “insurrectionists” multiple times, he has not used his authority to declare the riot an “insurrection” against the United States, which would suggest that the participants are trying to overthrow the national government.

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[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Bombing schools and weddings in the Middle East and Africa is also illegal but that never stopped the US military.

[–] regedit@feddit.online 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's easy to sit in a computer chair and cast a wide net of indignation across an entire band of people from all manners of background and culture. If you've never served, then you're just a puppet for whatever the media has fed you. If you're in the US, the same people you're shitting all over may be the only thing that stands between you and LEOs that would love nothing more than to get another gun to aim your way.

Everyone. Is. Capable. Of. Evil. You are not immune to propaganda.

[–] Robotsandstuff@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Facts mate I know people fairly senior who I belive will do the right thing when the time comes I worked with them in iraq and stay In touch there just like you but with a weird job there's idiots every where but there's enough good to fight them

[–] regedit@feddit.online 1 points 2 days ago

I will admit, sadly, the current propaganda machines have poisoned the minds of so many servicemen. The popularity of tRump within their ranks is higher than I would like to see, given the blatant demegogory displayed by him at every turn. Still, I hold out hope we see good triumph over evil when this all inevitably goes tits up.

What I wouldn't give to be anywhere else than the states nowadays! I feel like just the headlines take a day off my life, anymore.