I just feel like anyone who even proposes this has absolutely no understanding of how the military even works. https://twitter.com/bendreyfuss/status/1289680702196158465
[82nd goes to draw ammo for a hypothetical coup d'etat]

Bored civilian: Ok purpose for drawing a division's worth of 5.56, grenades, 7.62, and .50 BMG?

Major General, sweating: Um definitely not a coup d'etat

Civilian: Whatever, it's over your allotment for the year, no can do
Air Force General, visibly confused: Wait, so you want all those planes to drop the personnel and equipment right outside D.C.? What training exercise is this for?

Army General: Um, that's outside your need to know

Air Force: ....right, so I'm calling the Pentagon
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