US EditionMaryland Governor calls National Guard in DC ‘performative’
President Trump has federalized National Guard units and increased federal law enforcement in major cities despite opposition from governors citing constitutional and civil-military concerns.
- President Trump sent federal personnel and National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. this year to assist with federal law enforcement operations.
- These deployments arose amidst concerns over rising crime and political pressure on governors, though some states like Vermont declined requests to divert their National Guard units.
- Former JAG leaders and officials warned that using military forces for domestic law enforcement risks politicizing the armed services and normalizing an armed military presence in communities.
- Steven Lepper and Andrew Turley, retired Air Force major generals and former JAG officers, emphasized that deploying the Florida National Guard outside the state reduces safety at home and violates civil-military precedents.
- The federal deployments and political use of National Guard troops suggest increasing tension between federal aims to address crime and long-established norms protecting an apolitical military.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Trump cites Bowser popularity in appeal to blue-state governors to accept National Guard
President Donald Trump is encouraging blue-state governors to invite the National Guard to their major cities to crack down on crime ahead of an expected, uninvited surge of federal law enforcement to the likes of Chicago this week. In a…
Keep Florida’s National Guard mission-ready, for Florida’s sake
The sight of armed troops working alongside federal law enforcement in our nation’s capital is an ominous conjuring of the founders’ worst visions. Unfortunately, a pattern is emerging: In a rare and arguably illegal move, the president, against the wishes of state and local leaders, recently deployed federal and National Guard forces to support federal law enforcement activities in Los Angeles. Now, he’s doing the same thing in Washington, D.C.…
How National Guard troops in D.C. are affecting restaurants in the capital
President Trump says restaurants in Washington, D.C. are "busier than ever" now that the National Guard is patrolling the streets. Locals share how they feel about going out on the town.
Gov. Wes Moore: Sending National Guard To Cities Is "Performative" And "Political," Not Real Help
Maryland Democrat Governor Wes Moore sat down with FOX45 Baltimore's Mikenzie Frost to discuss the federal takeover of policing in Washington, D.C., and how Maryland will respond: MIKENZIE FROST, FOX-45: REPORTER: We know the BPD, the Baltimore Police Department is understaffed, severely, understaffed. We hear often hundreds of officers short. The same thing is true in Washington, D.C., we hear Mayor Muriel Bowser talk about this as well. She a…
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