Breaking: US official says active duty Army Military Police units at Fort Bragg headed to DC now

[Dennis Donovan]

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luis martinez ✔@LMartinezABC

JUST IN -- a US official says active duty Army Military Police units at Fort Bragg, NC are preparing to be in Washington DC tonight.

5:45 PM - Jun 1, 2020

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Tara Copp ✔@TaraCopp

Senior defense official says forces at White House are DC National Guard. NOT active duty military police. However, 2nd senior defense official said 250 MPs from Fort Bragg, NC are arriving - they do not have mission yet - President would have to invoke Insurrection Act

5:55 PM - Jun 1, 2020

This is sooooooo not good.

[pbmus]

1. The Big Con will try everything to start race riots gone wild...

He is creating chaos to put the boot of the military on America’s youth...and Putin is celebrating in Moscow...

[LizBeth]

2. I thought military was not allowed to do this on U.S. soil?

[Dennis Donovan]

3. He'll have to invoke the Insurrection Act

...which, if he can, he will.

[handmade34]

4. bad move by trump

https://definitions.uslegal.com/i/insurrection-act/

[JHB]

6. That never stopped him before.

[W T F]

5. A direct violation of The Posse Comitatus Act

[handmade34]

8. ...

"...actions taken under the Insurrection Act, as an "Act of Congress", exempt from the Posse Comitatus Act"

trump has no concern for violations he commits

[romana]

7. I'm amazed it's taken him this long

to entertain the idea of violating the Posse Comitatus Act.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

9. Like magats want

They want submission. And to bring back the old south where the privileged could abuse and kill and rape with no consequences. They want a sociopath world.

[Freethinker65]

10. Ok gun toting Trump loyalists, is this what you want?