L.A. and D.C. are only the beginning, as the president's team has been drawing up plans to unleash federal forces in other Democratic strongholds
National Guard troops began to deploy in Washington on Tuesday as part of President Trump's plan to use the federal government to crack down on crime in the city. Muriel Bowser, Washington's mayor, called Trump's actions an "authoritarian push." nyti.ms/41Eg7sA[image or embed]
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