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Politics OC: Members of the National Guard deployed on National Mall in Washington, DC amid Trump's crackdown

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u/BringBackBoshi 13d ago

They weren't called even when Trump was advised to by multiple people.

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u/chiclets5 13d ago

And even though Trump was the one with the power to send in the troops, he blames it all on Pelosi for not calling them. When all the time she had no power to call in the national guard, or she definitely would have.

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u/Material-Gas484 6d ago

I am not a Trump fan but this has been debunked thoroughly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m96u5xVGm08

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u/chiclets5 6d ago

She took responsibility for not having "prepared" security more thoroughly. That means training and discussions. It does not mean she had the right to deploy them