Pentagon and States Prepare Military 'Response Forces' Ahead of Midterms and 2026 Elections
TL;DR
The Pentagon has ordered all US state National Guards to form quick reaction forces trained in riot control, citing concerns over civil disturbances and potential political misuse, with plans for deployment by 2026, raising fears of militarization of police and election interference.
- Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’ The Guardian
- Hegseth doesn’t dispute National Guard ‘crowd control’ plans ahead of midterms The Independent
- Pete Hegseth doesn't dispute plans to have 'crowd control' forces in every state ahead of 2026 midterms Yahoo
- Is Trump's Secretary of 'War' Outlining Plans to Deploy the Military to Steal the Next Election? Daily Kos
- 'Deployed in all 50 states by April': Pete Hegseth confirms military 'response force' to stomp out civil unrest coming soon We Got This Covered
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