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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Klepper and Konstantin Toropin

Trump's use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power

APTOPIX National Guard Oregon - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

President Donald Trump's bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition is triggering a new conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts as Trump envisages a country where armed soldiers patrol U.S. streets.

Trump has already pushed traditional boundaries by using the National Guard domestically, envisioning a muscular role for the U.S. military in targeting illegal immigration and crime in American cities.

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