Trump is already using the military against American citizens, that’s hardly a tin foil hat belief. I’d suggest that this is more of a show of force against his enemies and that Trump is too dumb to realize he needs to curry favor with the military.
I doubt this won him any friends because it’s not like the Marines have historically been dying to shell Camp Pendleton and nobody involved is being paid right now. Another note on the “don’t mistreat your military” wanna-be-dictator checklist is Trump screwing over the National Guard by deploying them 29 days at a time so their housing allowance doesn’t kick in.
Trump is already using the military against American citizens, that’s hardly a tin foil hat belief. I’d suggest that this is more of a show of force against his enemies and that Trump is too dumb to realize he needs to curry favor with the military.
I doubt this won him any friends because it’s not like the Marines have historically been dying to shell Camp Pendleton and nobody involved is being paid right now. Another note on the “don’t mistreat your military” wanna-be-dictator checklist is Trump screwing over the National Guard by deploying them 29 days at a time so their housing allowance doesn’t kick in.