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You really need to work on your poll creating skills.At Pentagon, fears grow that Trump will pull military into election unrest
The president's raised deep anxiety among military and Defense Department leaders, who insist they will do all they can to keep armed forces out of the elections. Officials say top generals could resign if he orders the military into the...www.seattletimes.com
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave officials no solace Wednesday and Thursday when he again refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power no matter who wins the election, and Thursday, he doubled down by saying he was not sure the election could be “honest.”
“I believe deeply in the principle of an apolitical U.S. military,” Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in written answers to questions from House lawmakers released last month. “In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, by law, U.S. courts and the U.S. Congress are required to resolve any disputes, not the U.S. military. I foresee no role for the U.S. armed forces in this process.”
But that has not stopped an intensifying debate in the military about its role should a disputed election lead to civil unrest.
You really need to work on your poll creating skills.
Your thread title refers to civil unrest. You refers to peaceful transition. And then you drag the military into it.
Tell you what...here's my take on possible civil unrest: If Trump loses, there will be no civil unrest. If Trump wins, the Dems, Trump haters and anarchists will royally **** up the country in retaliation. It's as simple as that.
Trump has been doing everything he can to undermine the mail-in voting process because he knows that it's likely many Democratic votes will be dependent on it. Then if he gets his "red mirage" (the idea that more Republicans will vote in person than Democrats, and therefore on election night the results will be skewed in Trump's favor), he will relentlessly attack the election offices still counting their mail-in ballots and insist that "TRUE PATRIOTS don't let the MARXIST ANTIFA TERRORISTS" steal the election.
I voted peaceful transition. Was thinking you missed an option, but I could see how it could also be interpreted as peaceful transition into second term.
Again... don't like him and won't vote for him.
You really need to work on your poll creating skills.
Your thread title refers to civil unrest. You refers to peaceful transition. And then you drag the military into it.
Tell you what...here's my take on possible civil unrest: If Trump loses, there will be no civil unrest. If Trump wins, the Dems, Trump haters and anarchists will royally **** up the country in retaliation. It's as simple as that.
Nonsense.The civil unrest will continue until there are massive police reforms that are effective in preventing the disproportionate killing of black people. If Biden doesn't deliver on police reforms, the civil unrest will continue under his watch too.
I think the civil unrest will be over as fast as it began right after election regardless who wins.The civil unrest will continue until there are massive police reforms that are effective in preventing the disproportionate killing of black people. If Biden doesn't deliver on police reforms, the civil unrest will continue under his watch too.
Will the presidential election lead to civil unrest?
Will the presidential election lead to civil unrest?
No, the republicans in congress will throw Trump out on his ass before that happens.
Of all the comments I have read, I agree with your’s the most. We may know who wins on election night or not. If Trump isn’t declared winner election night, he will take it to the courts. There will be huge protests. There will be confrontations. The armed militia people will show up. I can see violence happening. I see Trump going insane with the law and order rhetoric, all violence will be the fault of BLM and the radical left.I think if Trump wins, there will be riots in major cities, not sure how bad. If Biden wins, Trump will contest the election and call voter fraud, setting off a Constitutional crisis.
Why do you think that? Even if he wins or tries to fight in the courts? You think the GOP will toss him on his ass no matter what?Will the presidential election lead to civil unrest?
No, the republicans in congress will throw Trump out on his ass before that happens.
I don’t think protests will stop, but it depends on how he wins. If he wins because of a partisan Supreme Court ruling, protests will not stopIf Trump loses GOP support, then it will be over quickly if Biden wins. If Trump wins, then I agree with Schweddy that protests won't last long.
Of all the comments I have read, I agree with your’s the most. We may know who wins on election night or not. If Trump isn’t declared winner election night, he will take it to the courts. There will be huge protests. There will be confrontations. The armed militia people will show up. I can see violence happening. I see Trump going insane with the law and order rhetoric, all violence will be the fault of BLM and the radical left.
I honestly think the best to hope for is a Biden win on election night. Trump will still cause problems, but I see it being less messy because he will have less to fight for.
Regardless of the election results, the US will continue “to go through some things.”
I don’t think protests will stop, but it depends on how he wins. If he wins because of a partisan Supreme Court ruling, protests will not stop
Do you think he will lose election night?TY on the assessment. I'm pretty sure Trump will lose but as you say, it'll still be a mess depending on how much support he gets.
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