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Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send āMore Than the National Guardā Into U.S. Cities
President Trump told American troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday that he was prepared to send āmore than the National Guardā into cities to enforce his crackdowns on crime and immigration, further escalating how he has talked about using the military at home and abroad.Speaking to thousands of military service members aboard an aircraft carrier at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan on Tuesday, Mr. Trump delivered a partisan speech that resembled the raucous rallies that made him an ascendant force in U.S. politics.
But throughout his nearly hourlong speech, his usual ramblings about the physical appearances of audience members and steam-powered catapults were laced with dark warnings about how he might choose to deploy military forces.
āWe have cities that are troubled, we canāt have cities that are troubled,ā Mr. Trump said. āAnd weāre sending in our National Guard, and if we need more than the National Guard, weāll send more than the National Guard, because weāre going to have safe cities.ā
Unless he is talking about flying around dumping poop on Americans from above in his kingly jet, he must mean sending in regular troops on missions in to US cities. Ones they are not trained for. Of course perhaps crime reduction isn't the mission. Maybe it's to establish a pretense for declaring martial law. Or as MTG calls it, "marshall law."