Trump Signs Executive Orders for Specialized National Guard Units and Crime Measures
TL;DR
President Trump signed an executive order to create a specialized D.C. National Guard unit aimed at ensuring public safety amid a crime emergency, with plans for federal control and potential deployment in other cities, despite local opposition and legal restrictions like the Posse Comitatus Act.
- Trump signs executive order for specialized public order National Guard unit Axios
- Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities CNN
- ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The White House (.gov)
- The symbolism of Trump's National Guard pizza party photo-op MSNBC News
- Trump wants to rename Defense Department; seeks Kim Jong Un meeting The Hill
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