Byron York’s Daily Memo: Dangerous talk about the election and the military

DANGEROUS TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION AND THE MILITARY. There has been a lot of commentary in recent days about President Trump, the election, and martial law. It is unclear what the president himself thinks about it — he tweeted Saturday night that reports were “fake news” and “knowingly bad reporting” — but it is clear that his former national security adviser, retired General Michael Flynn, is expressing views about a possible military role in the election that are reckless and alarming.

In short, Flynn has floated the idea of Trump seizing voting machines from around the country and sending the military into some key states to “re-run” the presidential election. The fact that Flynn, who is known for both his distinguished military career and for being railroaded by zealous Democrats targeting the president in the Trump-Russia investigation — the fact that he would discuss such actions as a viable option for Trump is both stunning and outrageous. Despite real concerns about some localized irregularities, there is no aspect of the current election — Joe Biden’s victory has been certified in the states and formalized in the Electoral College — that would justify any such action. For the president to follow Flynn’s counsel would be disastrous, both for the country and for Trump himself.

via www.washingtonexaminer.com

A military coup would probably be unconstitutional, I’m thinking.