Trump’s Finger on the Martial Law Trigger

Giving the military total power would be a political nuclear bomb, provoking more unrest than we have now.

Members of the Air National Guard and the 129th Security Forces Squadron participate in confrontation management training at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 7, 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Kim E. Ramirez)

President Trump may be veering closer to declaring martial law in response to rioting in many cities across the nation. On Saturday, Trump warned “the Federal Government will step in and do what has to be done, and that includes using the unlimited power of our Military and many arrests.” On Monday, Trump declared that if cities or states refuse sufficiently defend the life and property of their residents, “I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.”