WaPo: Pentagon Officials Brace For “Major Upheaval”

The Washington Post reports:

The Pentagon anticipates major upheaval once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, amid fears that the once and future commander in chief will follow through on vows to deploy the military domestically against American citizens, demand fealty from key leaders and attempt to remake the nonpartisan institution into one explicitly loyal to him.

The trepidation harks back to Trump’s first term, when he smashed norms and frequently clashed with senior Pentagon leaders — including several of his own political appointees. He has shown no signs of altering course this time around, stating throughout his campaign an intent to use military force against the “enemy from within.”

As president, Trump used his personal social media to broadcast major U.S. troop movements overseas, including a withdrawal from northern Syria that caused chaos for partner forces there, and personnel reductions in Afghanistan while U.S. officials were simultaneously negotiating a departure with the Taliban.

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