The national guard is under the complete control of the president. The governor can deploy them.
But the President at anytime can take control over those units. Governors act like a commander. But the President is the commander and chief.
That being said, If Trump didn't want the national guard they wouldn't be. There is ~15,000 soldiers in DC ( not fucking normal ) the only reason why they would be there is if Trump wants them there. Trump wouldn't designate an emergency in DC if it wasn't in his favor.
Anyone who claims to be close to the president who hasn't back stabbed him says he will be president for the next four years. Anyone who claims that has been silenced to include the Q people.
One thing I know is Trump seems to always have a Plan. I have faith he does and I'll follow that plan.
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yeah man i agree. like these are big moves to be making . IF trump was going to be out in the next few days he wouldn't be setting up these defenses in his opponents favor. Pompeo acting very calm during his speech today. is also a sign.
What if Trump was bullied into this like the lady who released the transition funds to Biden was bullied to comply to their demand.
If the fake 3 letters agencies gave Trump fake intel then Trump will have no choice but to play along.
lol you think trump is a guy who would allow himself to be bullied?? smoking crack
I hate how many people on this platform look at these observations from a confirmation bias perspective. Perhaps Trump made a deal? Unlikely, but not impossible. Perhaps Trump doesn't want the inauguration for Biden to be screwed up by protests/riots? These are plausible reasons for a military presence.
People need to think outside the box. Just because Trump approved or authorized does not mean that it will be for arresting people.
I still think Trump has a plan but we also have to understand that military presence could mean a plethora of things.
If I were a betting man I would argue that Trump's likely plan is to become a media powerhouse in conflict with the main stream media. This would give him or his sons or someone he favors a platform to run in 2024.
The problem is that nothing has been or will be done about election fraud. But we can attack that at the state level. Protests, running for SOS etc in an attempt to block fraudulent election tactics.
there is no "running in 2024" or any time after that if we don't fix the government NOW.
This. If we don't stop the election fraud this time, then we will never have fair elections in this country again. We'll be no different than the banana republics of Cuba, Venezuela, Honduras, etc. Trump knows this, which is why I think he has a plan and is not going to walk away and watch the USA collapse into a socialist/communist banana republic in his rear-view mirror.
Not all the states can be controlled that way. You have to be using voter machines, or have primarily mail in ballots.
Alaska and Texas still have districts that do hand counting of paper ballots.
Until we go back to hand-counting of paper ballots with both parties monitoring the voting and counting, require photo ids, and stop mail-in ballots, we will never have a fair election in this country again.
Dafuq outta here with the 2024 shit
Trump is an idiot if he thinks he can stand down, repair his legacy over the next 4 years, and try again later.
Trump isn't an idiot.
I'd like to see IA activated, as would we all. Practically though how would that play out? It would launch a civil war, and I'm not sure Trump is up for that.
He may think that he could fight the battle from the sidelines and save more lives. Not sure I agree with this tactic since the dem.s will go full Stalin in short order. However that strategy will backfire on those fools big time.
I think the left consists of a bunch of schoolyard bullies who are in fact running scared.
Well I'm not Trump but if I had no other choice I'd say fuck it and not cooperate with any prep for the inog. Do the absolute minimum legally required to transition, give everyone the middle finger and ride off into the sunset. Nothing he does now will help his image in the media.
I'd like to see a lot less TLA's in these posts. Dafuq is IA?
Like Hunter.
Trump did all of talking before the votes were certified. He gave them every chance to do the right thing.
Now he is concentrating on showing them why they should have done the right thing...stay focused POTUS!
Thank you Pede. Means a lot.
Truth. I served 20 years from a private to a CPT in the USMC to National Guard. The President is and always the COMMANDER at all times. Picture of that wardog in every single unit right when you walk in. EVERY SINGLE UNIT.
He is in charge at all times. If he wants to execute a lawful order he can do so. Anyone who does not follow that lawful order is going to the brig. These are the rules to include Officers. They will be dealt with later in military court. Not state.
Now, this situation. No matter what the Governor says Trump is in charge. He could order them to arrest Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Nancy Pelosi for treason if he chose to do so. This is not some stupid larp shit. He could absolutely do it.
What happens after that, who the fuck knows.
So let's say Secret Service doesn't want to surrender their VIP for arrest?
In that case, you'd have the U.S. Army fighting against the Secret Service. Who dafuq do you think would win? My sides. :P
Secret service is going to take on the entire military. Are you kidding? They can either stand down or accept a death sentence. Trump, if he does this would totally outnumber them to include close air support.
Not saying he does it but he can do this if he wants.
This is my favorite comment so far.
The Generals work UNDER the President. They are not elected officials. Obama fired a bunch of them. It's not a big deal. They are just government employees with no political power.
If any General refuses he could fire them and get another one. They are a dime a dozen at the Pentagon. A Major for example, so many of them over there at the Pentagon the running joke is they are privates.
He has LOTS of Generals to pick from. He could re-instate General Flynn if he wanted. Lots of options.
Look, I do not know what he is going to do. This is not larp shit but, in theory, and by law he could do this and he would be President.
(NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
Thank you! Username checks out. Hehe.
The way I see it is that Trump stocked up DC for an actual insurrection. All you need to do is take the gear.
The military/NG will follow the orders of whoever is in charge. It's what they do. If they are ordered to turn a MAGA rally into Tiananmen Square, then they will. They need a house cleaning.
Cynicism is one thing, but that shows a fundamental misunderstanding of your fellow countrymen. No average solider would be in for that, which is why Tiananmen Square required the use of rural soldiers who’d be trained to hate city dwellers.
If the MSM are not screaming at the top of their voices regarding the NC deployment in DC then you can safely assume this deployment is for benefit of Biden inauguration.
They are screaming about Trump 24/7, but they def don't want people to know he is in a position to shut their shit down.
THIS. they don't want people to know he might be holding all the cards right now... the more the people are surprised the bigger the reaction will be from ANTIFA people. and i actually think they might shoot at our soldiers if they are backing trump. that is why they rolled in armored up. prepared for a major street engagements.
It had to appear that way.
This is the key point. If Trump is on our side, and if he gave the order, it will be to his and our benefit. He wouldn't care about optics or protecting the Chinese puppet.
One thing I was noticing when I read that letter about declaring an emergency was that it wasn't signed by Trump. It wasn't even written by him. How do we know an emergency is being declared on his instruction?
I didn't realize that. That changes things.
Who else could have signed it? There is no governor of Washington D.C., there is only the President.
I have heard this many times, and my hopes remain. Trump's inauguration had 13,000 or so NG but people were actually attending.
He's not. He's the "commander IN chief". Swing and a miss.
Been drinking a bit sorry for the mistake haha
It's all good, pede. Praying we come out of this without letting the Dimorats steal the election.
I went back and re-read your post. I like your optimism. I hope you're right. I hope the troops are in DC for a reason - to protect and serve President Trump and ensure that Trump has a smooth transition into his 2nd term. It would make sense to have national guard troops in DC, on hand, to make sure that he can put down any attempt at insurrection that may occur.
They say its to squash the fbi hoax rallies and inauguration.
How did we go from 6000 to 15,000?
But he doesn't always have a plan. Trump has failed many times which is totally normal.
You patriots who have to have a leader concern me.
You Q people need to stop pretending that President Trump will become Dictator Trump. I'm sick of your fucking lies. He'll sit out the shitshow that will be the next four years and be back in 2024 to finish the job he started, once all the lies are brought to light.
Dead wrong. You think the Dimorats would let this man live 4 years and return as president, you're delusional. They would murder him in cold blood. You think he could hide for 4 years? He could not. He's easily one of the most recognizable men on the planet's surface. You think there would be a fair election in 4 years? So fucking stupid there aren't words. You're missing a LOT here, pede. You're missing HUGE pieces of this puzzle. Trump HAS NO ALTERNATIVE TO THIS ELECTION. The left would make certain that he wasn't around to run again in 4 years. Don't be stupid. The Left would NEVER HAVE A FAIR ELECTION AGAIN if Trump is forced out of the White House. IT WILL BE THE END OF THE USA FOREVER AND EVER. TRUMP KNOWS THIS. IT IS NOW OR NEVER. THERE IS NO FREE ELECTION after 2020. Never again.
Chill out, you have sabotage President Trump enough.
Don't you dare accuse me of sabotaging our great president you cock sucking liberal faggot.
Trump has designated like a dozen emergencies in the last six months alone. The mayor wrote him a letter asking him to approve it. Like she has before. This isn’t even news to anyone in Va/dc. Yeah it’s a lot of NG but was lots over summer and at all inaugurations. Plus they are beefing up in case of more activity. Dont even get why ppl are acting like this is a thing. Smh.
Oh look a handshaker spreading doubt haven't seen that one before... Oh wait.
Oh look a dickhead who never been to va or dc acting like you know what it’s like there to try and give false hope. Fuck off then and believe what u want I’ve lived here 30+ years and know this ain’t fuckong new
Oh look the handshaker a second account or comrad attempting to validate the previous handshaker. Attempting to discredit me because .... Oh that's right to demoralize us. High energy.
Not a handshaker and they're right. Not to say Trump couldn't take charge of the troops but having a lot of NG in town for an inauguration is normal.
yeah dude not 13,000 troops. that's enough for the army to camp out, hold a city for at least 20 days completely surrounded. ex army guy here
Three brigades? You have to be joking
Was about to say this.