WASHINGTON — Facing the possibility of orders from a second Trump administration to attack fellow American citizens, senior defense officials are privately sharing their concerns about obeying such orders at current funding levels, sources confirmed today.

“These orders are not something that we would ever...could ever...do”, said an Army official speaking on condition of anonymity. "...without additional funding for capabilities beyond what is currently budgeted.

He added: “These hypothetical orders would present a more complex human terrain mapping problem than Iraq or Afghanistan. And when you consider that we're talking about not only our fellow American citizens but potentially the families of our fellow servicemembers, we just don't currently have the resources to do this."

Those comments were echoed by members of the Navy.