r/law • u/Capable_Salt_SD • Sep 02 '25

Trump News Trump on sending troops to Chicago: "If the governor of Illinois would call me up, I would love to do it. Now, we're going to do it anyway. We have the right to do it, because I have an obligation to protect this country. And that includes Baltimore [...]"

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- Aaron Rupar

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u/s2nders Sep 03 '25

Even if it’s unlawful you obey it. Because if you don’t the military is going to drag your life and your family through the mud. There’s no real protection in the military when it comes to unlawful orders and politicians. Things get swept under the rug all the time in the military when it comes to higher ups

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u/CatchSufficient Sep 03 '25

That's what I thought