US EditionSenator Decries Trump Call to Use Military to Conduct 'War From Within' on U.S. Cities
Trump authorized 300 National Guard troops to Chicago despite opposition from local officials amid rising protests and violence, with 42% of Americans supporting the deployment, a CBS poll found.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told over 800 top military generals and admirals to use American cities as `training grounds` and warned they could face `war` with U.S. citizens.
- Federal enforcement actions targeting urban neighbourhoods have involved masked, armed men in unmarked cars and armoured vehicles, with days of tension in Chicago escalating after a DHS officer shot an armed motorist.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended deploying 300 National Guard soldiers to Chicago, calling it `a war zone`, while Mike Johnson said troops faced a `literal war zone`.
- A U.S. judge temporarily blocked troop deployments to Portland, citing that the president's determination `was simply untethered to the facts`; a CBS poll found 58% oppose Guard deployments to cities.
- Analysts caution about constitutional ramifications if legal limits are overturned, noting veterans and analysts emphasize police deescalate while the U.S. military is trained to escalate, highlighting a mindset gap in legal battles over domestic troop deployment.
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On Saturday night, he authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard personnel to the third largest city in the country. The opposition accuses the Republican president, who has launched an offensive against crime and immigration, of exercising power in an authoritarian manner.
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Senator decries Trump call to use military to conduct 'war from within' on U.S. cities
Ruben Gallego speaking in the Senate. (File image courtesy of Gallego’s office) WASHINGTON – Sen. Ruben Gallego has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the military use American cities as “training grounds,” calling the idea dangerous and unconstitutional. “The oath that our members of the military take – they will not be firing upon … their own neighbors. Only an idiot like Donald Trump would believe such a thing,” Galle…
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