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Trump deployed National Guard units to DC from multiple states. Could he deploy them to Democratic cities?

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Trump explicitly mentioned "looking at" similar actions in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, suggesting the DC deployment serves as a test case for military control of Democratic-run cities. The pre...

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