National guard Troops that president Donald Trump He has sent Washington, DC“It can be armed” a White House official He told CBS News On Saturday, a deviation from a previous statement.
The authorities said earlier this week that the troops would not be armed, and that the weapons would not be in their vehicles either. “Weapons are available if necessary, but it will remain in the armory,” the Army He said in a press release Thursday.
On Saturday, the Trump administration changed the course, according to the reports.
“The National Guard is not issuing judgments at this time: they can be armed, consisting of their mission and training, to protect federal assets, provide a safe environment so that the agents of the law make judges and dissuade violent crime with a visible.” He told CBS News.
The president is widely forbidden to use the military as domestic police Force under him Posse Committee Law. While troops cannot issue judgments, they are allowed to “temporarily stop people to prevention of imminent damage”, “,”, “,”, ” Conformity with the Army.
Some National Guard troops were told on Friday to wait for an order that indicates that they transport weapons, The Wall Street Journal On Saturday reported.
A National Guard spokesman He also told CBS News That troops “can be armed according to their mission and training”, and that “their presence focuses on supporting civil authorities and guaranteeing the security of the community they serve.”
Also on Saturday, several Republican governors He promised to send troops to DC in support of the Trump initiative. The governor of West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, said he would display hundreds of national guard troops to the capital.
“Western Virginia is proud to support President Trump in his effort to restore pride and beauty to the capital of our nation,” Morrisey He said in a press release. “The men and women of our National Guard repeat the best of our State, and this mission reflects the commitment of our strong and safe America.”
Meanwhile, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said he would send 200 troops and Governor Mike Dewine or Ohio promised 150.
Triumph announced On Monday he was deploying the National Guard and putting the Metropolitan Police Department of the capital under Federal Control “to rescue the capital of our crime nations, bloodshed, bedlam and misery and worse.” Attorney General Pam Bondi, Hi, he saidwould take control of the city’s metropolitan police department, an effort of the partial administration return On Friday.
According to the Law of the Interior of the Columbia district, the President can take control of the duration of the police of an emergency for 48 hours at the same time. Trump moved to replace the Chief of Police of the District; The Department of Justice changed the course at the request of a federal judge.
Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to DC and his attempt to direct the police tok after the former Edward Coristine government efficiency employee, known as “Big Balls”, was attacked by a group of adolescents before this. Trump said CoristineThat works for the Social Security administration, “he let himself drip in blood. He thought he was dead with a broken nose and a brain shock.”
In 2020, duration of the Trump’s first administration, 62,000 National Guard soldiers and aviators were activated In 23 states and Washington, DC in Response to protests or the George Floyd police murder.
In June, Trump deployed the National Guard To angels following protests on aggressive immigration and the raids of customs and court judgments.
Trump suggested on Monday that he could send the National Guard to more cities.
“We also have other cities that are bad,” Hi, he said. “We are not going to let it happen. We are not going to lose our cities because of this. And this will go further. We start very strongly with DC, and we are going to clean it very fast, very fast.”
This article was updated with additional Republican governors who committed to send more national guard troops to support Trump’s DC initiative.
