Send in the Troops
"Send in the Troops" is an opinion essay by the U.S. Senator Tom Cotton. The story went viral on the Internet and generated extensive debate, receiving universal criticism.
A follow-up op-ed was published in the Wall Street Journal.[1]
Background
As riots continue due to the George Floyd protests, Senator Tom Cotton wrote an opinion piece that the U.S. federal government should send the U.S. military to stop the protests. He invoked the desegregation of Little Rock High School and the Los Angeles riots as events which the troops were called.[2]
Reception
The op-ed received much criticism after its release.[3] Peter Bergen, writing in CNN said the publishing of the article "is just wrong".[4] The News Guild of New York said that the op-ed "pours gasoline on the fire".[5] The New York Times says that it did not follow editorial standards.Cite error: Invalid parameter in <ref> tag
References
- ↑ Cotton, Tom (Jun 10, 2025). "Tom Cotton: Send In the Troops, for Real". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
- ↑ Cotton, Tom (Jun 3, 2020). "Tom Cotton: Send in the Troops". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Koran, Mario (Jun 3, 2020). "New York Times under fire over op-ed urging Trump to 'send in the troops'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ Bergen, Peter (Jun 4, 2020). "Tom Cotton's 'Send in the troops' op-ed is just wrong". CNN. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Our Statement on The New York Times' Op-ed "Send In the Troops"". News Guild of New York. Jun 3, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
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