About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's use of military troops in Los Angeles to protect ICE agents and its implications for constitutional law.

The United States generally does not allow a standing army to be used against civilians. But Trump has been exploiting an exception to keep troops in Los Angeles to protect ICE agents, with terrifying implications.

People in this episode

Host: Roman Mars

Topics covered

• military use against civilians
• Trump administration
• law enforcement
• constitutional law
• national security

Keywords

• Trump
• ICE
• Los Angeles
• standing army
• constitutional law
• military
• civilian protection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE

Places: Los Angeles, United States

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