This morning, President Donald Trump contradicted his own vice president, a federal judge, and the governor of Illinois on the issue of deploying the National Guard. For weeks, there has been speculation about which cities might be next to see a deployment of the National Guard, especially since the White House has already militarized Washington, D.C.
NBC News reported that at an event in Wisconsin, Vice President Vance said, “We want governors and mayors to ask for the help” when asked if governors have the ability to stop a deployment. He added that the president “is not going out there forcing this on anybody,” and that the administration wants to be “invited into Milwaukee” if troops are to be deployed there. He said that this has been the president’s “consistent line from the very beginning”.
