On the same day Donald Trump was declared the winner in the 2024 election, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a memo to all Defense Department personnel that promised an orderly transition to the new administration and that the military would "continue to stand apart from the political arena."
The department will make a calm, orderly, and professional transition to the incoming Trump administration," Austin wrote in the memo, which was publicly released by the Pentagon on Thursday. "As it always has, the U.S. military will stand ready to carry out the policy choices of its next commander in chief, and to obey all lawful orders from its civilian chain of command."
The memo comes as the Trump campaign begins planning its transition and staffing for the Pentagon and other federal agencies, and begins to weigh who could fill top positions such as secretary of defense, a position that is confirmed by the Senate. Trump will be sworn in as president in January.I speak American English, so my pronunciation sounds like, “I” RAN and “I” RACK. Carte blanche
The system of checks and balances is explicitly outlined within the United States Constitution, which establishes the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial) and gives each branch the ability to limit the power of the others, preventing any single branch from becoming too powerful; this is considered a key principle of the Constitution.
I know about checks and balances, and I’m aware of the Posse Comitatus Act, so thank you. I was asking if the memo from the Pentagon is routine for transition of a new Commander In Chief. An AP article just stated it was rare, so that answers my question.I speak American English, so my pronunciation sounds like, “I” RAN and “I” RACK. Carte blanche
I've said for months that this whole crap filled story of Trump being a dictator would never happen, nor would he use the military against citizens.
The military would never obey such orders.
Of course, if you're trying to scare a voter base like Harris and Biden did, you can give it a shot to the weak minded who would believe such nonsense.Promises Made, Promises Kept! Republicans stood, the liberal left wept.
on November 9, 2024, 4:16 pm