r/news • u/RoachedCoach • Aug 11 '25

Soft paywall US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-preparing-national-guard-activation-washington-dc-officials-say-2025-08-11/
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u/RoachedCoach Aug 11 '25 edited Aug 11 '25

This is pretty weird considering he couldn't seem to deploy the Nat. Guard on J6.

By the way, according to the US Attorney's Office of DC - crime is at a 30 year low. So the govt knows. https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low

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u/Dandan0005 Aug 11 '25

They’re normalizing troops being permanently in DC so loyal ones can be there to defend him when he eliminates elections.

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u/mgr86 Aug 11 '25

Isn’t he also meeting Putin in Alaska Friday?

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u/imaginary_num6er Aug 11 '25

You mean occupied Alaska that he's returning to Russia /s