Debate Over Trump's Military Deployment in Democratic Cities
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President Trump has escalated the use of the National Guard, suggesting or ordering federal deployment to nearly a dozen Democratic-led cities to address crime and protests, sparking legal challenges and protests, with deployments in Illinois, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington D.C., and California, among others.
- Where has Trump suggested sending troops? In cities run by Democratic mayors NPR
- US judge blocks Trump's deployment of National Guard in Illinois Reuters
- Explainer: what powers does Trump actually have to deploy the military to US cities? The Conversation
- Trump's use of National Guard in U.S. cities unpopular with Americans, polls show Axios
- The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here The Atlantic
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