DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP)– As discontent spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the unusual step of ordering the Army to put numerous active-duty U.S. military police units on the all set to release to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd triggered the prevalent demonstrations.
Soldiers from Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Drum in New York have been ordered to be all set to deploy within four hours if called, according to 3 individuals with direct knowledge of the orders. Soldiers in Fort Carson, in Colorado, and Fort Riley in Kansas have actually been informed to be ready within 24 hours.
The get-ready orders were sent out verbally on Friday, after President Donald Trump asked Defense Secretary Mark Esper for military options to help stop the discontent in Minneapolis after protests descended into robbery and arson in some parts of the city.
Trump made the request on a phone call from the Oval Office on Thursday night that consisted of Esper, National Security Consultant Robert O’ Brien and several others. The president asked Esper for rapid implementation choices if the Minneapolis protests continued to spiral out of control, according to one of individuals, senior Pentagon official who was on the call.
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