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‘THIS ISN’T NORMAL!’ SECRET PENTAGON PLAN FOR TROOPS TO PUT
DOWN LOCAL ‘UNREST’ NATIONWIDE  
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Jon Queally
August 12, 2025
Common Dreams
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_ "If people aren't allowed to peacefully protest and the elections
are being rigged through gerrymandering and voter suppression, how are
Americans supposed to respond when they figure out their lives are
being actively destroyed by a fascist gov't. _

Washington, DC Residents Rally Against Federal Takeover Of City By
Trump Administration People participate in a rally against the Trump
Administration's federal takeover of the District of Columbia, outside
of the AFL-CIO on August 11, 2025 in Washington, Kevin Dietsch/Getty
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Internal documents obtained by _The __Washington Post_ and reported on
Tuesday reveal a secret Pentagon plan by the Trump administration to
create a standing force of military personnel that could be rapidly
deployed to U.S. cities or communities to quell public protests or any
situation President Donald Trump
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unrest."

The proposal to create what it dubs a "Domestic Civil Disturbance
Quick Reaction Force"—which evidence shows has been under serious
consideration by the administration over recent months—would utilize
existing statute, including invocation of Title 32, to authorize the
deployment of specialized National Guard units anywhere in the country
within hours, according to the documents.

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The plan calls for 600 troops to be on standby at all times so they
can deploy in as little as one hour, the documents say. They would be
split into two groups of 300 and stationed at military bases in
Alabama and Arizona, with purview of regions east and west of the
Mississippi River, respectively.

"This isn't normal!!!" declared [[link removed]] one
social media user, a U.S. Navy veteran, in response to the reporting.

The leaked documents detailing the plan, which the _Post_ noted
"represents another potential expansion of willingness to employ the
armed forces on American soil," comes just a day after the president
sparked serious concerns (and local protests) by deploying National
Guard troops in the city of Washington, D.C. and announcing a federal
takeover of the D.C. police force.

Civil liberties advocates and critics of Trump's growing
authoritarianism warn the president is raising "a trial balloon" to
see just how much he can get away with when it comes to deploying U.S.
soldiers onto the nation's streets.

Coupled with the D.C. takeover, Tuesday's revelations about the
Pentagon's more expansive plan served to increase those fears,
especially in the light of looming political battles regarding
gerrymandered districts for next year's congressional elections and
growing disgust with the broader Trump policy agenda.

"If people aren't allowed to peacefully protest and the elections are
being rigged through gerrymandering and voter suppression, how are
Americans supposed to respond when they figure out their lives are
being actively destroyed by a corrupt, fascist government?" asked
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state Rep. Chris Larson, a Democrat.

"The U.S. military should never be used against peaceful civilians,"
said Larson. "The criminal president who thinks it's cool can f*ck all
the way off."

Joseph Nunn, an attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice
specializing in the domestic use of the U.S. military, told the _Post_
that the lawfulness of the proposal is far from clear and that the
creation of such a force would be deeply troubling.

"You don't want to normalize routine military participation in law
enforcement," Nunn warned. "You don't want to normalize routine
domestic deployment."

"When you have this tool waiting at your fingertips, you're going to
want to use it,” he added. "It actually makes it more likely that
you're going to see domestic deployments—because why else have a
task force?"

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