Nevertheless, it already seems eccentrically unsustainable, and it may well be that the mid-terms up-end the possibility of being able to dismantle the system
There’s no dilemma. If anyone in the US military refuses a direct order from the Commander In Chief, they are removed from post and put under arrest awaiting court martial.
It’s very simple.
Theoretically you are of course right, unless the order given is such that no-one in their right mind would either give it, or carry it out, in which case it is usually the person who gives such an order that is removed from their post.
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I don’t think it will be simple at all. As many at the Nuremberg trials would tell you, if they were still around, obeying orders is not a defence. So what do you do of you are ordered to do something illegal? Trump has form on this, he wanted people to break the law when he lost the last election.
It fact it’s all going to get very complex IMO, and not just in the military but across Health, Justice, DOGE, and pretty well every other strand of the administration. What are the options if you’re senior physician in the DoHHS who’s ordered to by the bat shit crazy RFK to stop mumps vaccinations?
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US troops are not allowed to be deployed on US soil except by an Act of Congress or as specified in the Constitution. US military leaders are not allowed to break the law (unlike the President as the Supreme Court has ruled). So, Generals could refuse to accept any order from the President to use force on US soil and they would be legally entitled to. Of course if Trump got an Act through Congress allowing this then all bets are off.
Edit: If such an act was passed, especially after the Supreme Court ruling, then it’s possible that Trump could enact martial law and do exactly what Hitler and Goering did in Germany after the Reichstag fire. That’s not to say that this is what will happen of course, it’s pure conjecture but the fact it could be possible is worrying.
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Can you point to anything that President Trump has said or done that supports your concerns?
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You mean apart from multiple occasions where he has said he will lock up those who have opposed him (especially Mark Milley) and just about every pick for his cabinet?
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We know the mainstream media think nothing of twisting Trump’s words to pursue their anti-Trump agenda and I believe that is what you have done here. Can you point to an actual quote where he said he will “he will lock up those who have opposed him”?
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He’s mentioned being a dictator several times. His original comment was that he would be a dictator ‘only on day one’, often misquoted as him saying he would be a dictator ‘from day one’. He has said in interviews, including one with the Boston Herald that many people would like him to be a dictator, and suggested that he would be OK with that.
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Hannity: We almost have to go to a break. I want to go back to this one issue, though, because the media has been focused on this and attacking you. Under no circumstances, you are promising America tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody.
Trump (18:51): Except for day one.
Hannity (18:53): Except for?
Trump (18:54): He’s going crazy. Except for day one.
Hannity (18:55): Meaning?
Trump (18:56): I want to close the border and I want to drill.
Hannity (18:59): That’s not retribution.
Trump (19:05): I’m going to be… He keeps… We love this guy. He says you’re not going to be a dictator, are you? I said, no, no, no. Other than day one. We’re closing the border and we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I’m not a dictator. Okay?
Hannity (19:18): That sounds to me like you’re going back to the policies when you were president.
Trump (19:21):That’s exactly…
In this hoax, the media used selective video editing to portray Donald Trump as vowing to be a dictator if reelected, deliberately cutting out key context to mislead viewers. By isolating Trump’s joking remark that he would be a dictator “on Day One,” the media presented it as a serious statement of intent. However, the full exchange with Sean Hannity reveals that Trump was clearly referencing specific policies—closing the border and drilling for oil—that he planned to implement on his first day back in office. Afterward, he clarified that he wouldn’t act like a dictator, but the edited version stripped away this nuance, creating a misleading narrative.
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American debunk is a great website - recommend you check it before repeating hoaxes in public
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Have you got all afternoon 
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It is clear that whatever evidence exists (there is plenty) you will claim is a hoax and Trump is the injured party.
Always the way of the bully - to claim to be the victim.
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You say there’s plenty of evidence but you can’t produce any. OK
He was president between 2016 and 2020. He had plenty of opportunity to do these things you accuse of him of wanting to do. Did he? If so, what and when?
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I’d be wasting my time though, wouldn’t I?
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Due to anti Trump propaganda in the media, people have taken their lives because they’re terrified of what they think he will do in office. It’s complete nonsense and, IMO, people should think long and hard before repeating these myths.
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Could you can it with the passive agressive but nevertheless threatening language?
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