Elise Jordan: ‘Absolutely Horrifying’ We’re Even Questioning Using American Troops Against Protesters

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JORDAN: "The Chair of the Joint Staff was extremely compromised the day prior when he chose to walk across that park that had been cleared by chemical agents, American protesters, the American people, just as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was compromised. Everyone who chose to go along. So in retrospect, a day later, there were regrets, as there should be. It is absolutely horrifying that we’re at this inflection point, where we’re even questioning using American troops to practice counterinsurgency across the country. What are we thinking? Have we absolutely lost our minds? Donald Trump has been so protected by the norms that keep ex-generals and ex-officials from speaking out. Because of those norms, there hasn’t been outcry from the very beginning, as there probably should be, because of the grave danger that Donald Trump poses to democracy."