GOP Governors Deploy National Guard to Support Trump Amid Controversy
TL;DR
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine defended sending 150 Ohio National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in response to a request from the Trump administration, emphasizing his policy of responding to such requests regardless of political affiliation and ensuring the troops' limited, non-law enforcement roles. He declined to express personal opinions on Trump's efforts to militarize D.C. police, highlighting the deployment's alignment with past Guard responses to protests and emergencies.
Topics:nationpolitics#dc-deployment#dewine#law-enforcement#ohio-national-guard#politics#trump-administration
- Gov. Mike DeWine says he won’t ‘second-guess’ Trump over deploying Ohio National Guard to D.C. Cleveland.com
- 3 more GOP governors authorize deployment of National Guard troops as part of Trump show of force AP News
- Red states’ National Guard deployments to assist Trump in D.C. upend the Constitution MSNBC News
- Despite Trump’s tough tone now, things were much worse in Washington when the National Guard was rolled out in 1968 CNN
- DECLARING A CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The White House (.gov)
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