In response to President Donald Trump threatening to unleash the military against American citizens protesting police brutality and racial injustice, Rep. Seth Moulton called for our troops to defy any such order and lay down their arms.
Moulton is a war hero who served as a Marine in the Iraq War. He has been awarded the Bronze Star and a Medal of Valor. So when he makes a statement about the military, the men and women in uniform should listen.
On Monday, Trump threatened to use the military against Americans citizens to suppress protests across the country by use of force that could maim or kill.
Moulton rejected that threat and called upon the military to refuse any such orders from Trump.
We are a nation founded in dissent, birthed in freedom, committed to equality, and yet regularly reminded that we struggle to achieve all three. The President has made it clear that the fight for these Constitutional principles is a fight against himself.
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 2, 2020
We must therefore, with every ounce of conviction, every commitment to peace, and every glimmer of hope, join in lawful protest to overcome his tyranny.
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 2, 2020
And if he chooses to abuse the military as a tyrant would do—to stifle dissent, suppress freedom, & cement inequality—then I call on all our proud young men & women in uniform, as a veteran & a patriot, to lay down your arms, uphold your oath, & join this new march for freedom.
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 2, 2020
Be on the right side of history: the side of patriots, of our Constitution, of our flag, and of our freedom.
— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) June 2, 2020
If the military were to defy Trump’s orders, he would be finished as commander-in-chief. The military would be attacking American citizens and there is simply no place for that here. Trump is treating peaceful protesters like enemy combatants. The military should not. They can either listen to Moulton, who wore the same uniform they do and risked his life the same as them for their country, or they can listen to a five-time draft dodger. It’s their choice. And they better make the right one because the continued support by the American people depends on it.
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