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Texas governor deploys 5,000 Guardsmen ahead of ‘No Kings’ protests
Gov. Greg Abbott says he ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across Texas, along with more than 2,000 state police.
Army: Esper reverses plan to send back active-duty troops brought in to support DC region amid protests
Active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation’s capitol are beginning to return to their home base, after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in Washington, D.C., senior defense officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Dozens of troops sounded off on the use of the military to help quell civil unrest. This is what they said.
The overwhelming majority of service who wrote to Military Times disagreed with moves to deploy troops against protestors.
Troops should not be used as law enforcement against protesters, Esper says
Thousands of troops are supporting police, but not under control of the federal government.
DC National Guard will investigate actions of its rotary aircraft during George Floyd protest
Demonstrations were mostly peaceful Tuesday night but tensions rose in the early morning with bottles being thrown across the fence and law enforcement shooting pepper spray.
By Kyle Rempfer
Trump offers ‘domination’ of DC protests as model for states
Claiming he is backed by a “silent majority,” President Donald Trump turned the nation’s capital into a model for the overwhelming force he believes critical to stop sometimes-violent protests that have spread across the country in a time of racial unrest.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Some governors balk at Trump request to send troops to DC
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.
Former Joint Chiefs chairman blasts Trump and the portent of US troops on American streets
Retired Adm. Mike Mullen blasted Trump's Monday night "stunt" outside the White House.
Tennessee National Guard troops lay down riot shields at protesters’ request
Nearly 50 people were arrested over the weekend in Tennessee, while many businesses saw property damaged and public buildings vandalized across the state during peaceful protests that turned violent in response to the death of George Floyd.
Lawmakers want must-pass defense bill to protect protesters from the military
Outraged Democrats plan to use the massive defense budget and policy bill to fight President Donald Trump’s push to use the U.S. military to quell days of riots, and they may seek defense cuts to do it.
By Joe Gould