At gathering of military leaders, Trump hints at deployment in U.S. cities

But if the president is going to deploy the U.S. military into these cities, and he's already done that, and he's got a series of cities that he vows to do that again, why not make training part of that mission as well? Stepping back, how unusual is it, how much does it go against the norms of decades of training and education that the generals and admirals who are in Quantico today — that the commander in chief says — quote — "The military's first and most important priority is defending the homeland"? So, it's kind of no surprise that he doesn't really know what he's talking about, that he thinks you can direct the military to do this or that and not stay in accordance with the law and the constitutional intent for the military, for example, that only Congress can declare war.

Author: Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

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