Riots: Pentagon puts elite military police units on standby as Donald Trump prepares to deploy the Army Steve Watson Posted on May 30, 2020 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Tile, U.S. News The get-ready orders were sent verbally on Friday, after President Donald Trump asked Defense Secretary Mark Esper for military options. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email