Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders? | The David Frum Show
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On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the new Trump administration’s pattern of “politicized stupidity”: the willful refusal to understand abuses of power, including the destruction of the White House’s East Wing and the perceived sale of government influence disguised as private donations.
Then Frum speaks with his Atlantic colleague Tom Nichols, an expert on civil-military relations and a longtime scholar of U.S. defense policy, about President Donald Trump’s efforts to turn the military into a personal instrument of power. Nichols explains how the capture of the Justice Department, the firing of Pentagon lawyers, and the use of the National Guard against civilians are eroding the rule of law, and how a president can launch wars without congressional consent.
Finally, Frum closes with a reflection on Eugène Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros, a parable about conformity and courage, and what it means to remain human in a world where everyone else is turning into beasts.
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)! And for talking about Rhinocerous, the play. A very comforting story, actually; because none of us is alone in this. We're going straight thru all this trouble together. 🗽⚖️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders? | The David Frum Show
The Atlantic
697,324 views
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the new Trump administration’s pattern of “politicized stupidity”: the willful refusal to understand abuses of power, including the destruction of the White House’s East Wing and the perceived sale of government influence disguised as private donations.
Then Frum speaks with his Atlantic colleague Tom Nichols, an expert on civil-military relations and a longtime scholar of U.S. defense policy, about President Donald Trump’s efforts to turn the military into a personal instrument of power. Nichols explains how the capture of the Justice Department, the firing of Pentagon lawyers, and the use of the National Guard against civilians are eroding the rule of law, and how a president can launch wars without congressional consent.
Finally, Frum closes with a reflection on Eugène Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros, a parable about conformity and courage, and what it means to remain human in a world where everyone else is turning into beasts.
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Unfortunately and sadly I'm gonna have to shatter that hope, that it will be back to the same relationship with the US after this administration will be gone.
Something very profoundly has happened in our collective memory here in Europe.
Never before it would have crossed our mind, what if the US would turn against us. It was inconceivable. That betrayal of trust. It was that moment when JD Vance spoke at the Munich Security Conference.
We don't see you as an emeny that would be way too strong, but as a potential threat. This thought has been seeded in our minds and won't disappear.
Something new will erect from this in the furure. We'll see.