The United States came very close to having the military used against the people following the attempted election coup, thanks to Donald Trump and his co-conspirators.
The Secretary of Defense has publicly disagreed with the President about deploying troops to quell nationwide protests. Mark Esper said on Wednesday he doesn’t want to see the Insurrection Act invoked. Esper addressed the issue during a briefing at the Pentagon. “The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only…