Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said no government agencies have asked for military troops.

Trump's comment came just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2,500 by early next year.

Richardson was trained to respect the office of commander in chief, but he was rankled by allegations in The Atlantic, many of them independently confirmed by The Associated Press, that Trump had referred to fallen and captured U.S. service members as “losers” and “suckers.”

The Republican measure includes billions for F-35 fighters, Apache helicopters and infantry carriers sought by Washington’s powerful defense lobby.

A Pentagon memo was released Thursday listing the types of flags that may be displayed at military installations, with the Confederate flag not among them — thus barring its display without singling it out in a “ban.”

The U.S. and Taliban signed an agreement for America to pull troops from Afghanistan two days after intelligence about the bounties was first allegedly delivered to President Donald Trump.

His relationship with top military officials strained, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday will address the graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy against a backdrop of urgent questions about the role of soldiers in a civil society.

Trump's vow came as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress to remove statues of notable Confederacy members from Capitol Hill.

The Defense Department has still drafted contingency plans for how to deploy active-duty military if needed, according to documents.

Trump has urged the governors of states that are seeing particularly tense protests to be more aggressive against demonstrators.