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Trump Creates Specialized D.C. National Guard Unit, Orders Nationwide Rapid-Response Training

The moves set up a direct test of presidential control over policing in the capital.

US-Präsident Trumps Pläne, die Nationalgarde in Chicago einzusetzen, stoßen bei demokratischen Politikern auf scharfen Widerstand.
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Overview

  • More than 2,200 National Guard members are now deployed in Washington, with some confirmed armed on patrol since Sunday.
  • Trump said "many people say maybe we like a dictator" while insisting he is not a dictator.
  • He threatened similar actions in Chicago, New York and Baltimore; Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker condemned the prospect as unnecessary, and authority outside D.C. remains legally contested.
  • The House Oversight Committee opened a probe into alleged manipulation of Washington crime statistics, citing a whistleblower, as independent data show recent declines.
  • Guard patrols have focused on tourist and nightlife areas while ICE steps up raids in migrant neighborhoods, drawing protests and civil-liberties concerns.