Lawsuit Against Trump's Washington National Guard Deployment Exposes Country's Deep Partisan Divide
Twenty-three Republican-led states back Trump's authority to deploy roughly 2,000 National Guard troops in Washington, while 22 Democratic-led states oppose the move.
- A lawsuit against Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. has exposed deep partisan divides in the country.
- Democratic-Led states support Washington's lawsuit, arguing the deployment without the city's consent is unlawful, unconstitutional and undemocratic.
- Republican-Led states back Trump's deployment, saying it is necessary to protect the nation's capital, Congress members, officials and foreign embassy workers.
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Lawsuit over Trump’s DC Guard deployment exposes deep partisan divide
A partisan battle is playing out in a Washington courtroom that could decide the fate of President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement intervention in the nation’s capital.Dozens of states have taken sides in a lawsuit challenging the open-ended National Guard deployment in Washington, with their support falling along party lines. It shows how the law enforcement operation in the nation’s capital remains a flashpoint in the Republican preside…

Lawsuit against Trump's Washington National Guard deployment exposes country's deep partisan divide
A courtroom in Washington has become the latest battleground over President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement intervention.
A partisan battle is taking place in a Washington court that could decide the fate of federal intervention in the nation's capital ordered by President Donald Trump.
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