President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating specialized National Guard units for rapid deployment across Washington, D.C., and all 50 states. The order places Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in charge of Guard support to local law enforcement for "quelling civil disturbances." The directive follows a prior National Guard deployment to Washington amid low crime rates and renewed threats to send troops to cities including New York, Baltimore and Chicago. Chicago officials and grassroots organizers pledged resistance. Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez described Chicago as a strong labor city and said the city is planning a mass Labor Day mobilization against authoritarian measures.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that would establish "specialized" National Guard units to be quickly deployed in Washington, D.C., and all 50 states. Under the order, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will oversee the National Guard assisting local law enforcement in, quote, "quelling civil disturbances," unquote. The move comes weeks after Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, where district crime rate was already at its lowest level
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