{"id":61114,"date":"2020-06-03T11:35:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T11:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/03\/white-house-may-be-softening-stance-on-sending-troops-to-states-to-quell-civil-unrest\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:45:08","slug":"white-house-may-be-softening-stance-on-sending-troops-to-states-to-quell-civil-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/06\/03\/white-house-may-be-softening-stance-on-sending-troops-to-states-to-quell-civil-unrest\/","title":{"rendered":"White House may be softening stance on sending troops to states to quell civil unrest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/01\/trump-plans-to-use-active-duty-military-forces-to-deal-with-growing-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\">threatening states that he would dispatch the military<\/a> to quell protests, President Donald Trump appeared to be privately backing off his threat to deploy troops, with White House officials saying this week\u2019s response to demonstrations across the country indicated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/01\/national-guard-civil-unrest-update-more-than-17000-troops-in-23-states-and-dc-activated\/\" target=\"_blank\">local governments<\/a> should be able to restore order themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shift came as protests in Washington and other cities over police brutality against minorities proceeded Tuesday with relative calm, a striking contrast to the harsh crackdowns outside the White House on Monday night. The president wanted to make the aggressive action in the nation\u2019s capital an example for the rest of the country, a senior White House official said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department has drafted contingency plans for how to deploy active-duty military if needed. Pentagon documents reviewed by The Associated Press showed plans for soldiers from an Army division to protect the White House and other federal buildings if the security situation in the nation\u2019s capital were to deteriorate and the National Guard could not secure the facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But interest in exerting that extraordinary federal authority appeared to be waning in the White House. Though the crackdown on the Washington demonstrations was praised by some Trump supporters Tuesday, a handful of Republicans expressed concern that law enforcement officers risked violating the protesters\u2019 First Amendment rights. The defense secretary also distanced himself from Trump\u2019s decision to walk across Lafayette Park for a photo opportunity at a church after the demonstrators had been cleared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon Chief Mark Esper, who walked with Trump to St. John\u2019s Church on Monday evening, insisted he did not know the president\u2019s destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI didn\u2019t know where I was going,\u201d Esper told NBC News. He said he had expected to view damage to a bathroom facility that had been vandalized in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, and talk with National Guard troops positioned there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protests have sprung up across the country following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down and pressed Floyd\u2019s neck with his knee. One of four officers fired after that incident has been charged with murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Violent demonstrations have raged in scores of American cities, marking a level of unrest unseen for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation in Washington escalated Monday, becoming a potent symbol of Trump\u2019s policing tactics and a physical manifestation of the rhetorical culture war he has stoked since before he was elected. Nearly 30 minutes before a 7 p.m. curfew in Washington, U.S. Park Police repelled protesters with what they said were smoke canisters and pepper balls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cD.C. had no problems last night. Many arrests. Great job done by all. Overwhelming force. Domination,\u201d Trump tweeted Tuesday, after a night in which heavily armed military forces and federal officers swarmed the city. Trump added, \u201c(thank you President Trump!).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clampdown on the protesters followed a weekend of demonstrations outside the White House. Trump had been furious about images juxtaposing fires set in the park outside the executive mansion with a darkened White House in the background, according to current and former campaign and administration officials. He was also angry about the news coverage revealing he had been rushed to the White House bunker during Friday\u2019s protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/02\/guard-troops-in-dc-say-they-want-to-give-people-the-opportunity-to-express-their-first-amendment-rights\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DCNG1.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Guard troops in DC say they want to \u2018give people the opportunity to express their First Amendment rights\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cThe mission is to separate the good protesters and then the rioters and looters. You kind of have to draw the line between which is which,&quot; said one private first-class.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He moved to respond aggressively Monday. In an evening address in the Rose Garden, he called on governors to ramp up the National Guard presence in their states to tamp down the protests. If they didn\u2019t abide by those orders, Trump said, he would dispatch the military to their states \u2014 a step rarely taken in modern American history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The federal government has provided all affected states with a list of National Guard resources available to them, the White House official said. The official added that Trump\u2019s message to governors was that if they don\u2019t use all the tools in their arsenal, they shouldn\u2019t expect a sympathetic response to any request for federal dollars to help with cleanup and recovery down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday, the Pentagon announced that 1,600 soldiers from Fort Bragg and Fort Drum were in the National Capitol Region as \u201ca prudent planning measure in response to ongoing support to civil authorities operations,\u201d according to a media release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Secretary of Defense authorized the movement of an infantry battalion designated Task Force 504, assigned to the Army\u2019s Immediate Response Force based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, at the department\u2019s direction, the U.S. Northern Command commander authorized the move of the 16th Military Police Brigade headquarters from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the 91st Military Police Battalion from Fort Drum, New York. The brigade provides a command and control element for the battalion, which primarily provides military police and engineering capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Active duty elements moved to the National Capitol Region by military aircraft over the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those troops are postured on military bases in the National Capitol Region but are not in Washington, D.C. They are on heightened alert status but remain under Title X authority and are not participating in defense support to civil authority operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, 715 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division arrived in the capital area in case the situation in Washington escalated. They are now stationed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and Fort Belvoir in Virginia. Two more 82nd Airborne battalions, totaling 1,300 soldiers, are on standby at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, according to the documents reviewed by the AP. The plan is named Operation Themis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers on standby in the Washington area are armed and have riot gear and bayonets. After the AP first reported the issuing of bayonets Tuesday, orders came down that soldiers would not need the knife-like weapons that can be affixed to rifles, according to two soldiers from the 82nd who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear they would be punished for commenting publicly. The idea that bayonets could be used in confronting civilians provoked an outcry on social media and among some members of Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/02\/senior-military-leaders-being-called-to-testify-to-congress-about-george-floyd-protest-response\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DCNG2.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Senior military leaders being called to testify to Congress about George Floyd protest response<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lawmakers want explanations from top defense officials about how troops will be used and why active-duty forces are being deployed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already administration officials were privately acknowledging that the Monday\u2019s events didn\u2019t serve the administration well. Some Republican lawmakers, who are typically in lockstep with the president or at least refrain from publicly criticizing him, said he had gone too far in appearing to use force to clear the way for his visit to the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no right to riot, no right to destroy others\u2019 property, and no right to throw rocks at police,\u201d said Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse. \u201cBut there is a fundamental \u2014 a constitutional \u2014 right to protest, and I\u2019m against clearing out a peaceful protest for a photo op that treats the Word of God as a political prop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said of Trump posing for photos holding up a Bible, \u201cI just wish he opened it once in a while.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s Cabinet also played a role in what appeared to be an orchestrated event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was Attorney General William Barr who gave the order for law enforcement to clear out the protest before Trump\u2019s walk to the church and ahead of Washington\u2019s 7 p.m. curfew. A person familiar with the matter said the decision was made earlier Monday, but had not been executed by the time Barr arrived in Lafayette Park to survey the scene Monday evening. He verbally gave the order at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the demonstrators had been pushed out of the park, Trump emerged from the White House with several officials, including Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Senior defense officials told reporters Milley was also not aware that the Park Police and law enforcement had made a decision to clear the square or that Trump intended to visit the church. They had been in Washington to coordinate with federal law enforcement officials but were diverted to the White House to brief Trump on military preparations, the officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House, Defense, campaign officials and others with knowledge of Monday\u2019s events all insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Lemire reported from New York and LaPorta reported from Delray Beach, Florida. Sarah Blake Morgan in West Jefferson, North Carolina, contributed.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Army GEN Mark Milley CJCS talks about the right to peaceful protest. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MilitaryTimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MilitaryTimes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8qOKVC4W5L\">pic.twitter.com\/8qOKVC4W5L<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Howard Altman (@haltman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/haltman\/status\/1267625073751609351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House may be changing course on the use of active duty troops to quell civil 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