Feb 29, 2016 ... In the interview, Hayden told Maher that if Donald Trump wins the election and  then attempts to fulfill some of his more outlandish campaign promises, the ... it  would be illegal orders, General Hayden is absolutely correct: not only would the  senior military leaders refuse to follow those orders, they would be ...
Feb 28, 2016 ... Trump, fresh off a string of primary victories, has yet to secure his party's  nomination, but Hayden said the candidate's rhetoric already raises troubling ... “ God, no!” Hayden replied. “Let me give you a punchline: If he were to order that  once in government, the American armed forces would refuse to act.”.
Sep 12, 2016 ... But it's what Trump said about the nation's generals—officers he would inherit  were he to be elected, and who have sworn to obey his orders—that was more  shocking. “I think under the leadership of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the  generals have been reduced to rubble,” he said. “They have been ...
Aug 29, 2016 ... GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has insisted that the U.S. military will  follow his orders, even if they're illegal. ... Trump has fired back. “They won't  refuse. They're not going to refuse me,” he boasted at a March 3 GOP  presidential debate. “Believe me ― If I say do it, they're gonna do it.” Trump may ...
Mar 3, 2016 ... Donald Trump says he would have no problem getting the United States military  to execute his orders, even ones that might be illegal under international law. "If I  say do it, they're gonna do it," Trump said. "That's what leadership is all about."  Former CIA and NSA Director Michael Hayden said last Friday ...
Says military commanders have said that if Donald Trump were elected, "they would not follow his orders."