President Trump Proposes US Cities as Military Training Grounds and Targets, Declares End to 'Politically Correct' Leadership
President Trump proposed using US cities as military training grounds and priority targets, advocating military might against threats, as Defense Secretary Hegseth announced directives to end 'woke' culture.
Trump Signals Greater Use of Military in U.S. Cities
TIME Magazine
Overview
- President Trump proposed using American cities, including San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, as military training grounds and priority targets for the armed forces.
- This controversial proposal was made during a speech where President Trump declared an end to 'politically correct' leadership within the US military.
- Trump also called for the robust application of U.S. military might to combat perceived threats, both domestically within the nation and internationally.
- Concurrently, Defense Secretary Hegseth announced new directives aimed at implementing significant changes to existing military policies and standards.
- These directives include revising physical fitness standards for troops to enhance readiness and actively eliminating what Hegseth termed 'woke' culture within the military.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame this story by emphasizing the strong condemnations from Democratic leaders, portraying federal actions as aggressive overreach. They highlight provocative comparisons and concerns about the President's mental state, while contextualizing federal initiatives like "Operation Midway Blitz" as sowing fear. Republican counter-arguments are included but given less prominence.
"Trump emphasized his vision of using the military for domestic purposes, stating, 'It’s the enemy from within and we have to handle it before it gets out of control.'"
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President Trump proposed using American cities including San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles as military training grounds and priority targets for the armed forces.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced directives aimed at ending 'woke' culture within the military and revising physical fitness standards for troops, including implementing 'gender-neutral' or 'male-level' standards to enhance readiness.
President Trump stated that the nation is experiencing an 'invasion from within' similar to a foreign enemy but more difficult because the enemy does not wear uniforms, thus advocating for the use of dangerous cities as training grounds for the military to combat internal threats.
The deployment often uses Title 32 of the U.S. Code, which allows state governors to retain control over National Guard troops while the federal government funds their activation, a method the administration sees as circumventing the Posse Comitatus Act limitations on federal troop involvement in domestic law enforcement.
President Trump claimed that the mayor and governor of Memphis were supportive of National Guard deployment to address crime, though official responses from their offices were not immediately available; such deployments have drawn sharp criticism and raised concerns among local leaders about presidential power and military involvement in domestic affairs.
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