Trump's 2017 'inquisition-style' meeting laid groundwork for 2024 army of 'shock troops': Report

Former President Donald Trump held a meeting with aides and advisers in 2017 asking them to pledge fealty to him.

The meeting set him up for establishing a group of “shock troops” to run the federal government in 2024 .

Conservative groups are already lining up opportunities for presidential appointee-hopefuls to prove their loyalty to the former president.

The demands for loyalty have played into Democrats and Trump critics’ hands, particularly after the former president faced backlash for saying he’d be a dictator “on day one ” “His idea of loyalty is one -way. There will be consequences if you do,” a former adviser said.