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Trump Gives D.C. Troops New Muscle As Dems Plot National Guard Exit

President Donald Trump’s administration is expanding the National Guard’s presence in Washington, D.C., authorizing troops to use military vehicles, marked police cars, and boats to support law enforcement operations even as local Democrats

Republican Ledger staff · 10:41 AM ET

Trump Gives D.C. Troops New Muscle As Dems Plot National Guard Exit
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President Donald Trump’s administration is expanding the National Guard’s presence in Washington, D.C., authorizing troops to use military vehicles, marked police cars, and boats to support law enforcement operations even as local Democrats move to push hundreds of out-of-state guardsmen out of the capital. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth authorized the expanded equipment deployment in ...

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