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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jun 4, 2020, 01:50 AM Jun 2020

Some governors balk at Trump request to send troops to DC

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some governors are rejecting President Donald Trump’s request to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for a massive militarized show of force in the nation’s capital after several days of unrest over the death of George Floyd.

Several states, including New York and Virginia, have so far rejected the request, with at least one governor citing Trump’s rhetoric about using troops to “dominate” protesters as a reason why. All of those states are led by Democrats. Meanwhile, several other states around the country are sending troops to Washington with more expected in coming days.

The Trump administration has asked multiple states to send troops to Washington at the same time as the president derided many governors as “weak” for not using the National Guard more aggressively in their own states.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam rejected a personal appeal from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday to send thousands of the state’s National Guard members to Washington D.C., the governor’s office said. Northam said he was concerned that the Trump administration would misuse the troops to escalate tensions.

Read more: https://apnews.com/2c29d763ccf5bceb03700ddf9f87f94d

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Some governors balk at Trump request to send troops to DC (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2020 OP
Argh! Laelth Jun 2020 #1
Should be more than 'some.' elleng Jun 2020 #2
GOOD that Gov. Northam said this, as it's happening. elleng Jun 2020 #3
Yes, good decision. JudyM Jun 2020 #4

elleng

(130,156 posts)
3. GOOD that Gov. Northam said this, as it's happening.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 11:58 AM
Jun 2020

'Northam said he was concerned that the Trump administration would misuse the troops to escalate tensions.

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