Minnesota National Guard on standby to assist public safety, not deployed on streets
TL;DR
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says the National Guard has been mobilized and is staging to support local law enforcement if needed, though the Guard is not being deployed to city streets; the mobilization, directed by Governor Tim Walz, is intended to protect lives and property and uphold the right to peaceful assembly.
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- Hundreds of soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis as protests continue CBS News
- Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say The Washington Post
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