Colonel implies military may support Trump in an insurrection by his followers (VIDEO)

[egbertowillies]

In a week that was very difficult for Progressives as they saw the emergence of a Supreme Court intent on taking America back to its dark ages, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson opened another shocking worry about our military and its loyalty to Trump. It is clear that electing Trump destabilizing all around.

https://egbertowillies.com/2018/06/30/general-military-insurrection-trump/

[SHRED]

1. The military would attack his followers?

Not sure I get it.

[BigmanPigman]

3. He was on Bill Mayer last night

and discussed this. Skip to 1:40.

[Blue_true]

7. No, he said he wasn't sure whether the military would back Trump or confront Trump and

Trump's followers. Honestly, I don't trust all of the military, my guess is that most would back Trump if he voided the Constitution, some would quit and join the resistance, but that would be a minority.

[empedocles]

4. Have to guess that 'insurrection' is trump's great hope

Unlikely as trump is to get majority popular support. Seems that an incredible amount of circumstantial evidence support trump 'fondness' for 'insurrection' etc.: his love of Putin, dictators, anti democracy everything, etc. etc.

[Note the key phrase in the link by the Colonel was, 'I don't know' if the military would support, - I'm not sure of further interpretations].

[qazplm135]

5. absolute silliness

as a current active duty Army officer of similar rank (LTC v COL) no, our military is not going to support an insurrection.

Yes, most of the Officer corps is conservative (I'd say 85-15), and probably 60-40 of the enlisted.

But they take the whole Constitution thing pretty darn seriously. They support him, they would vote for him, but they ain't burning the Constitution for him as far as keeping him on past 8 years or doing an insurrection.

[Blue_true]

8. Thanks for the insight. I frankly have qualms about what the military would do.

But you see things from a more important vantage point, and if you say concerns like mine are bullshit, I will go with that conclusion for the time being.

[qazplm135]

10. If I thought any other way

I'd retire now (granted I'm planning on retiring soon anyways, but not because of this fear).

[msongs]

6. the military will follow trumps orders nt

[qazplm135]

9. not if they are clearly illegal

no, they won't.

[Dan]

11. Nope, the military will follow the orders

Based on how legal they might be...

Trump’s problem is this: a large number of the military are POC., suspect that they hate him.

Just because some of the officers might choose to support a White Supremist - it will be a hard sell to get the majority of the enlisted to support the klan. And if they did, then the second Civil War will have started.