On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that top Donald Trump allies are openly musing about reinstituting a military draft. Trump’s lightn
Markos Moulitsas (kos) at Daily Kos:
On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that top Donald Trump allies are openly musing about reinstituting a military draft. Trump’s lightning-fast denial is proof that he realizes just what a disaster that would be for his campaign.
The Post report leaned heavily on two top Trump allies. The first is Christopher Miller, who was appointed secretary of defense during the waning days of Trump’s coup attempt. He is a key architect of The Heritage Foundation’s fascist Project 2025, a governing template which, among other things, would require all high school students to take the military entrance exam in order to graduate. (So much for local control of schools in their fascist vision.) [...] Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, reportedly a finalist in Trump’s VP horse race, is also pro-draft. “I like the idea of national service. And I’m not talking about in wartime,” he told the Post, saying that Americans need to have “some skin in the game.” Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said, “I will take no option off the table” in addressing the nation’s recruiting shortfall, including compulsory service. Rob Hood, a former Trump defense official, said compulsory service would give young people “a better appreciation for how great this country is.”
Donald Trump and some of his sycophants are proposing the return of the military draft.
