US EditionTrump Orders Hegseth to Form National Guard Unit in Each State to Combat Crime, Protests
The quick reaction force includes specialized units and National Guard troops from multiple states to assist local law enforcement in managing civil disturbances and crime.
- On Monday, August 25, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an order instructing each state's National Guard to establish a rapid-response unit to help manage crime and protests across the country.
- The order follows recent deployments of the California and D.C. National Guards amid protests and crime surges, prompting debate about legality under the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act.
- Trump said he is considering sending Guard troops to Chicago and Baltimore to assist law enforcement, though he awaits a request from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker before acting in Chicago.
- Trump mentioned that he is considering sending Guard troops to address crime in Chicago and suggested that this action might be the appropriate course. He also pointed out that since Guard troops began patrolling Washington, D.C., there have been no reported killings.
- The deployment signals the administration's readiness to use National Guard forces for rapid crime response, despite opposition from some local officials and ongoing legal challenges.
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Trump wants ‘quick reaction force’ from state Guard troops for law enforcement
A member of the National Guard stands alongside a military vehicle parked in front of Union Station, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domest…
Trump orders National Guard ‘quick reaction force’ for domestic law enforcement
A member of the National Guard stands alongside a military vehicle parked in front of Union Station, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domest…
Trump Order: Create Rapid Response National Guard Units
President Donald Trump called Monday for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to create a "quick reaction force" made up of National Guard troops that would be available for "rapid nationwide deployment." Trump signed an executive order Monday that directed Hegseth to "immediately begin ensuring that each State's Army National Guard and Air National Guard are resourced, trained, organized, and available to assist Federal, State, and local law enforcem…
Flouting posse comitatus, Trump orders National Guard ‘quick reaction force’ for domestic law enforcement
A member of the National Guard stands alongside a military vehicle parked in front of Union Station, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domest…
Trump, saying ‘I’m not a dictator’, creates ‘reaction force’ of state Guard troops for law enforcement
A member of the National Guard stands alongside a military vehicle parked in front of Union Station, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domest…
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