A new federal directive authorized last month that could potentially legalize military action against citizens on U.S. soil is “worrisome,” Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., told Newsmax Wednesday.

The Biden-Harris administration updated DOD Directive 5240.01 on Sept. 27 to include provisions authorizing lethal force in certain circumstances when assisting civilian law enforcement.

Harris told the “Chris Salcedo Show,” “This is very worrisome. I think there’s a reason why, you know, it’s released kind of without Congress being around, without publicly saying that we have a real change in Department of Defense policy. But this is very scary.”

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