"When we first did War Game, the film, some folks would ask during our press tour, Do you think you're scaring people? This feels a little hyperbolic?' It doesn't feel good to say I told you so in this moment. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has sought to politicise the military like no other commander-in-chief before him and use it as a cudgel against Democratic-led states and cities."
"He has deployed thousands of national guard troops to Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, New Orleans and Washington DC, triggering protests from local officials and residents. Having read the Project 2025 policy document, Goldbeck saw this coming. Last year Vet Voice Foundation, which mobilises veterans and military families to defend US democracy, ran exercises with local elected officials, activists and journalists to prepare for a second Trump administration conducting aggressive immigration enforcement."
"It has now become a vital resource for governors, state attorneys general and mayors trying to weather the storm. Goldbeck, 40, explains: This year the vast majority of our work has been supporting litigation to halt or slow down national guard deployments, providing subject expert witnesses, retired generals, to talk through with staff what the footprint of these deployments might look like and how to prepare, and training for activist groups on"
Janessa Goldbeck, a US Marine veteran and chief executive of Vet Voice Foundation, anticipated scenarios of military politicisation and advised on related exercises. The foundation ran simulations with local elected officials, activists and journalists to prepare for aggressive immigration enforcement and potential troop deployments. Following Donald Trump's return to the White House, thousands of national guard troops were sent to multiple US cities, prompting local protests. Vet Voice now serves as a resource for governors, attorneys general and mayors, supporting litigation to halt deployments, providing retired-general expert witnesses, and training activists and staff on preparation and response.
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