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BREAKING: Trump administration considers mobilizing as many as 100,000 National Guard troops... [View all]
Miles Archer
Feb 2017
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And they will not differentiate between Cubans and other non-whites. Do you hear yet, FL?
nikibatts
Feb 2017
#3
Excepting the NG which need the Gov. to but only for state law enforcement...
Historic NY
Feb 2017
#7
Unfortunately that was sort of vaguely suspended during the Bush Administration...
mikelewis
Feb 2017
#21
You may want to look at the 1950s and 1960s, or the first president, who led troops in the field.
braddy
Feb 2017
#48
They won't do it... watch and see... the Gov.'s of the states will refuse and probably sue.
mikelewis
Feb 2017
#17
He will Federalize National Guard Units and make the justification up as he goes: "for our security"
FreeStateDemocrat
Feb 2017
#23
This is part of their game...float news out there, and then they can claim Fake News
HipChick
Feb 2017
#37
Sad Game that the WH is playing...There is no reason to trust anything coming out of the WH
HipChick
Feb 2017
#42
Im wondering if this is a "Fake leak" designed to confuse people about reality?
bettyellen
Feb 2017
#51