‘I think the bigger problem are the people from within, we have some very bad people, sick people, radical left lunatics,’ Republican candidate tells Fox’s Maria Bartiromo

‘I think the bigger problem are the people from within, we have some very bad people, sick people, radical left lunatics,’ Republican candidate tells Fox’s Maria Bartiromo

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“And it should be easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military,” he said.

“I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within. Not even the people who have come in, who are destroying our country.”

It isn’t clear under what circumstances Trump would view it justifiable to call in US troops against his own countrymen.

But his comments mark a baseless attack and a particularly hollow one coming from someone whose supporters violently attacked the US Capitol in an attempt to stop him from being thrown out of office three years ago.

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  • Clbull@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 months ago

    How much support is there for Trump in the military though?

    I’m worried about the possibility that this kind of rhetoric could lead to an attempted coup or civil war.

    • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      7·
      2 months ago

      Really depends. In general officers tend to be mixed bag while enlisted soldiers tend to lean Trump.

      But it also depends the branch. In my experience most Marines tend to support Trump while the Navy and Airforce is more mixed.

      I’m sure you can get some statistics if you look it up. But it’s pretty certain the military leans more conservative than the general population on average.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 months ago

      They lean conservative but not Trump. They voted blue in 2020 because the conservatives didn’t really come out to vote for him. They also have very complicated feelings about the Constitution and targeting Americans. So they probably would refrain from getting involved in anything but the most egregious conduct, like the Jan 6th insurrection, until we’re so far down the hole they can’t maintain unit integrity between left and right. At that point you’d probably see about a 60/40 split.