Pentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders
By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN
Updated 8:32 PM EST, Fri November 8, 2024
01:36 - Source: CNN
These are the scenarios the Pentagon is gaming out once President Trump takes office
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Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN.