Helene Cooper

Esper Breaks With Trump on Using Troops Against Protesters

Mark Esper's comments reflected the turmoil within the military over President Trump, who has said he could put active-duty troops on the streets to perform law enforcement functions.
Pub Date: 
Wed, 06/03/2020
Author: 
Eric Schmitt
Helene Cooper
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Maggie Haberman
Source: 
New York Times
Link: 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/us/politics/esper-milley-trump-protest.html

"Pentagon officials note that the military is trained in using lethal power against foreign adversaries, not in law enforcement, and what is appropriate in Falluja is not in Farragut Square."

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