The irony of Trump threatening to send in the military while criticising China for doing the same in Hong Kong.
This article is very good, written about the unrest in the US in the same style that arrest elsewhere in the world gets reported:
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-war-correspondents-reported-on-the-american-protests-in-the-same-way-they-reported-on-protests-in-other-countries
Obviously, the ones closely watching his mindspace are standing ready to apply checks and balances.
As with any executive officer, he has a lot of "tools" in his toolbox. The question boils down to something along the lines of, with all the things he could use to try to improve order, why is a large hammer the first thing he grabs out of his toolbox?
Many applauding some of his his results have also questioned his methods.
Trust me, there a great number of Constitution protecting folk waiting and watching from BOTH sides of our national political body in case any measures taken are left in place too long.
He is just a sitting president. He is not King.
Editorial content withstanding or not, that article kicks ass.