Would @DeptofDefense intervene in post-election unrest?
"That's a hypothetical" per @ChiefPentSpox "We have a Constitution, which all members of the US military have sworn an oath to, provides no role for the US military to serve as an arbiter of political election disputes"
"This issue appears to be born of unserious thought reflecting a fundamental lack of appreciation for the history of our democracy and the civilian-military relationship established under our Constitution" per @ChiefPentSpox
"We have a role that we play supporting DHS & FBI in regards to election security" per @ChiefPentSpox, during a briefing with reporters
Pentagon says conclusive cause of deadly #Beirut explosion still undetermined - "We continue to defer to the Lebanese government" per @ChiefPentSpox
Says US continuing to deliver aid to #Lebanon
"We will not tolerate interference from foreign officials in our election process & against our democratic institutions" per @ChiefPentSpox on #Election2020 security
#France #Turkey tensions in Eastern #Mediterranean - @DeptofDefense "obviously concerned w/some of the incidents that have taken place" per @ChiefPentSpox
France, Turkey "both incredibly important @NATO allies. We would like to see the tensions lowered"
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