US EditionAmericans generally oppose Trump’s National Guard deployment: Poll
Despite crime rates falling from pandemic highs, Trump pushes National Guard deployments amid legal challenges and public opposition; over 50% of Americans oppose these actions, an NPR-Ipsos poll found.
- Americans are concerned about crime but do not broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to police U.S. cities, according to the NPR-Ipsos law enforcement poll.
- Half of those polled oppose deploying National Guard troops to their town or major city, highlighting a significant partisan divide.
- A federal judge ruled on September 2, 2025, that the deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles was illegal, violating the Posse Comitatus Act.
- The use of National Guard troops raises legal questions about the president's authority to address crime instead of relying on local police forces.
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Americans generally oppose Trump’s National Guard deployment: Poll
(The Hill) -- A new poll shows a plurality of Americans oppose President Trump’s National Guard deployment to cities like D.C. and Los Angeles. An NPR-Ipsos poll published Saturday found that 49 percent of respondents oppose the deployment of National Guard troops to a major city in their state for law enforcement efforts, while 38 percent said they would support the move and 12 percent said they were unsure. Fifty percent of participants said …
NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don't broadly support Trump's National Guard deployments
Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll.(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)
Trump Deploying The National Guard To Fight Crime Blurs The Legal Distinction Between Police & Military
A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in response to protests over immigration raids. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said that National Guard troops in Los Angeles had received improper training on the legal scope of their…
NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don't broadly support Trump's National Guard deployments - TPR: The Public's Radio
Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll. The post NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don’t broadly support Trump’s National Guard deployments appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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