US EditionTrump suggests using ‘dangerous’ US cities as ‘training grounds’ for military
President Trump urges military use in U.S. cities to address domestic unrest, citing a 'war from within' and plans for quick reaction forces, amid deployments to multiple urban areas.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and signaled greater U.S. military use to quell unrest in Democratic-run cities.
- In recent months, President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Portland, Oregon, and Memphis, Tennessee, framing unrest as an 'invasion from within.'
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned more than 800 generals and admirals to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, and Trump backed an executive order last month to train a National Guard quick reaction force.
- Legal challenges and lawsuits have followed the deployments, as Oregon State Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a suit citing Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 violations; an NPR‑Ipsos poll shows 49 percent oppose city troop deployments.
- Critics say these shifts risk politicizing the armed forces as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ends 'woke' policies, tightens standards, and loosens hazing protections, raising operational and security concerns.
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The Latest: Trump targets ‘the enemy from within’
Although the military is designed to handle foreign threats, President Donald Trump emphasized his vision of using it for domestic purposes. Trump’s remarks referred to criminals and immigrants who are in the country illegally. He also complained about “insurrectionists” who…
Trump Tells Military Brass 'We’re Under Invasion From Within' and US Cities Should Be 'Training Grounds for Our Military' - Bucks County Beacon
QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces, with U.S. military might being deployed against what he described as the “invasion from within.” Addressing an audience of military brass abruptly summoned to Virginia, Trump outlined a muscular and at times norm-shattering view of the military’s role in domestic affairs. He was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,…
Donald Trump Alludes to Using Cities Like Chicago as Training Grounds for the Military in Speech to Leaders – WTTW (Chicago)
“We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military, National Guard but our military,” the president said. “Because we’re going into Chicago very soon, that’s a big city with an incompetent governor. Stupid governor.”
Virginia, United States.- President Donald Trump told the military generals present at the hearing that the U.S. is fighting an internal enemy. Heading to a room full of U.S. chief generals and admirals, summoned from around the world without any explanation last week, Trump pointed out that he has "recovered the fundamental principle that defending the homeland is the first and most important priority of the military." "Only in recent decades d…
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