Major General Smedley Butler went to Congress in the early 1930s to warn of a plan to overthrow FDR and institute a fascist dictatorship. What do historians think about how real this plot was? Was there a real threat the US government would be overthrown?
I’ve always wanted to get a real answer on this. It seems so highly unlikely that businesses leaders would recruit a general who had polar opposite political views.
As a follow up question, did anyone testify on this plot besides Gen Butler? Did he present any evidence other than his oral testimony?