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Trump and Hegseth’s speech to the top military brass in the US has raised concerns over what appears to be the increasing politicisation of the military and the potential for more political violence across the country. So just how serious is this problem?
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Sources:
Hegseth speech:
https://www.war.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4318689/secretary-of-war-pete-hegseth-addresses-general-and-flag-officers-at-quantico-v/Â
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-preside-over-unusual-military-gathering-virginia-2025-09-30/Â
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/politics/hegseth-speech-culture-standardsÂ
Trump speech:
https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-department-of-defense-leaders-quantico-september-30-2025/Â
Trump’s ‘war from within’:
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/09/30/donald-trump-tries-to-enlist-the-top-brass-for-the-war-from-withinÂ
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/01/trump-military-speech-national-guard-citiesÂ
Portland protests:
https://time.com/7322038/trump-portland-ice-protests-crime/
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/us/portland-residents-trump-troopsÂ
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/politics/video/portland-police-chief-national-guard-trump-digvidÂ
How Trump’s use of the National Guard is different:
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/30/trump-military-cities-training-ground-00587977
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-29/why-trump-s-use-of-military-in-us-is-so-controversialÂ
Civil-military relations and nonpartisanship:
https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/p/the-death-of-the-soldier-and-the
