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B.See

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Thu Aug 14, 2025, 02:04 AM Aug 2025

Trump Plans Military "Reaction Force" to Use Against Americans [View all]

Trump Plans Military “Reaction Force” to Use Against Americans - The New Republic via MSN

Trump and the Pentagon are considering creating a full time “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force”


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that could be called on to quash civil unrest and protest at a moment’s notice, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

The force would be made up of about 600 National Guards troops, half of which would be based on military bases in Alabama and Arizona, ready at all times to fly into any given city or state to lay down Trump’s law. They’d have military-style weapons and riot gear,dispatch from their bases in waves of 100 soldiers, and cycle out after 90 days to “limit burnout.”

If approved, and if it follows the traditional budgetary process, this program would begin in 2027, costing hundreds of millions. But it’s not clear whether Trump would try to speed up that process.
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