In any other America on any other timeline, a presidential candidate echoing the words of Adolf Hitler would soon be packing up for an early retirement. We clearly don’t live in any of those Americ…
I would suggest checking out the period between 1861 and 1865 as a good example of precedent for the US military operating on US soil. Same with every time we trotted out the army to murder some Native Americans. Also, the National Guard gets called out when there are “riots” to this day.
But also: If the stance is that the US Military is suddenly not allowed to operate on US Soil, then this is all moot and they will sit and allow the insurrection regardless of how “military leadership” feels.
Shouldn’t the military not be involved with domestic affairs?
I would suggest checking out the period between 1861 and 1865 as a good example of precedent for the US military operating on US soil. Same with every time we trotted out the army to murder some Native Americans. Also, the National Guard gets called out when there are “riots” to this day.
But also: If the stance is that the US Military is suddenly not allowed to operate on US Soil, then this is all moot and they will sit and allow the insurrection regardless of how “military leadership” feels.