Rolando Garcia @rlnsanz.github.io · Nov 13 Domestically, public outrage over the May 25 murder of George Floyd sparked civil unrest across the US. Esper, along with General Mark Milley and Attorney General Bill Barr, privately discouraged Trump from invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy military troops to Minneapolis. 7/
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On June 1, 2020, amid widening unrest, Trump demanded the deployment of 10,000 active-duty troops to the streets of Washington and other U.S. cities in a heated meeting with Esper and Milley, who opposed this request. 8/