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The military has accused forces loyal to Libyan strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of the country and is also a reported beneficiary of Emirati support, of joining in the attack.

Protesters in more than 1,800 cities across the United States and in 19 other countries are taking to the streets Saturday for a coordinated global protest against authoritarianism, political violence and rising strongman politics.

Constitutional scholars and members of Congress also have raised concerns about the executive branch deploying military assets to quell street protests, suggesting such tactics are most commonly used by authoritarian strongmen and dictators.

Although Trump himself evaded the draft, and he reportedly called American soldiers who were killed in war suckers and losers, he likes the strongman aesthetic of an army that is at his beck and call.

His strongman image has been pushed by Polish and foreign politicians alike.