U.S. troops on hold near Washington, Washington
The Pentagon has been waiting at a base near the capital, Washington, amid growing opposition to President Trump's intention to throw in federal forces to maintain security over a protest in the United States. Has decided to withdraw about 1600 of its troops.
A U.S. Department of Defense spokesman issued a statement yesterday about an Army military police force waiting at a base near Washington, the capital, in preparation for the security of a protest demonstrating the deaths of a black man. It was revealed that it decided to withdraw to the base of.
The Department of Defense also decided to withdraw the Army's vacant division on the 4th, which would remove all 1600 military units awaiting at bases near Washington.
President Trump blamed the mobization of some demonstrators on the 1st of this month as "terrorism" and showed a strong attitude not to throw in the federal forces if the governor refuses to send the troops. It was
On the other hand, not only the opposition and the Democratic Party but also the voices of opposition from the Pentagon and some of the ruling party and the Republican Party, there was widespread concern and repulsion, and Secretary of Defense Esper virtually said that it was not necessary on the 3rd at this time. , Was expressing an idea against the input.
However, US media also reported that President Trump had a strong dissatisfaction with Secretary Esper, who publicly disagreed with the input of the Federal Armed Forces, and in the future Secretary Esper will be removed from the important decision-making forum within the administration. There is also a view that it is called.