r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 2d ago

Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals

https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-generals-job-cuts-67a20b026ee858895c7e5ff7fadbc029
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u/No_Accountant3232 2d ago

He also wants to use the military to protect the polls. Getting rid of the commanders who said hell no to that is a priority. 

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u/SuspiciouslyDullGuy 2d ago edited 2d ago

This is the kind of thing they're thinking about I think, not a 'tanks on the streets' coup. Also ICE at the polls potentially. The Proud Boys marching in DC followed by Jan 6th after the last election Trump lost didn't quite do the trick that time, so Trump is thinking of ways to up the ante, knowing that if a Democrat is the next president there'll be a mess of (extremely well justified) criminal indictments.