Ex-CIA and NASA Bigwig Drops Enormous Bombshell on Trump Campaign
Donald Trump is making a lot of big promises on the campaign trail, and there are some pretty interesting implications that go with them too. For example, if Trump were elected, the rest of the U.S. government would have to follow his orders, no matter how outlandish or unwise they may seem.
Or would they?
If you stop and think about it, you’ll quickly realize that it’s not out of the realm of reality that certain members of the government could simply dig in their heels and tell Trump “no” if he enters the White House.
Look no further than Ex-CIA and NASA head Michael Hayden’s comments for proof.
Hayden says that members of the U.S. government, the military in particular, are liable to buck Trump’s orders and downright refuse to follow them if he’s elected president.
Hayden explains in an interview with Bill Maher, covered by The Blaze:
The former head of the CIA and NSA said that if Donald Trump is elected president and follows through on certain campaign promises, the U.S. military would “refuse to act.”
“I would be incredibly concerned if a President Trump governed in a way that was consistent with the language that candidate Trump expressed during the campaign,” Michael Hayden told “Real Time” host Bill Maher on Friday night.
Michael Hayden (Image source: YouTube)
Hayden noted Trump’s statements that he’d authorize waterboarding as an interrogation tool and kill terrorists’ families.
“If he were to order that once in government, the American armed forces would refuse to act,” Hayden told the host, who seemed taken aback.
“What?” Maher shot back. “That’s quite a statement, sir. I thought the whole thing was that you have to follow orders.”
Hayden explained that the military is “required not to follow an unlawful order that would be in violation of all the international laws of armed conflict.”
Wow, do you think Hayden is right? Could the military just up and refuse to acknowledge Trump as their Commander-in-Chief?
Poster Comment:
The military can refuse an unlawful order. But, do they have the guts to do so?