Pentagon Considering Creating National Guard Reaction Force To Shut Down Protests and Unrest Across U.S.

The reaction force would be ready to be deployed within an hour to American cities across the country to shut down protests or other forms of unrest. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

The Trump administration is planning to create a new reaction force that would have hundreds of National Guard troops ready to rapidly deploy to American cities across the country to shut down protests or other forms of unrest, new Pentagon documents show.

The story was initially reported by The Washington Post, whose journalists reviewed internal Pentagon documents.