Did They "Recommend Against It"?

NEW: A senior Pentagon official tells @CBSNews David Martin that on Monday the president said he wanted 10k troops patrolling streets across the country. In a heated conversation in the Oval Office, Barr, Esper, & Milley advised him against it.

More tonight on @CBSEveningNews

— Norah O'Donnell 🇺🇸 (@NorahODonnell) June 6, 2020

Or did they tell him it couldn't be done and it wouldn't be supported by DOJ, the Pentagon, and the Joint Chiefs, because it would be illegal and unconstitutional?*

I thought this ad's question was more rhetorical than literal; now I'm not as sure (though it doesn't mean Trump could take control of the country, it does mean he'd make a damned sloppy swipe at it):

📺 159 years ago Abraham Lincoln asked, “Will you risk the commission of so fearful a mistake?"

Today, we hope our elected leaders will listen. pic.twitter.com/NtoL9Msm6B

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 6, 2020

*10,000 troops in about 140 cities (about the number at the time with marches/riots), would be about 70 soldiers per city. Not exactly the impressive goose-stepping Trump undoubtedly envisioned. Even in his dreams he's incompetent and incapable.