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hlthe2b

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1. How about we send the Guard home and put DC police on the street where warranted but without the xtra duties

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 01:38 PM

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of having to provide protection to the National Guard--who might well continue to be targeted? How about we give all the jurisdictions/states throughout the country the money they were SUPPOSED to get from Congress and send the damned ICE packing.

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D.C. police to begin patrolling with National Guard after fatal attack [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP

How about we send the Guard home and put DC police on the street where warranted but without the xtra duties hlthe2b Yesterday #1

💡 underpants Yesterday #7

So the police will support the Guards who are there to support the police JoseBalow Yesterday #2

Protecting the protectors of the protected Bayard 23 hrs ago #9

A U.S. District court ruled Trump's deployment of the National Guard to assist with local crime control was unlawful. sop Yesterday #3

Y'all afraid of getting shot, by guns? Well, duh, yer in 'merica. It happens, more than 300 times per day twodogsbarking Yesterday #4

IMO, the death of the 20yo NG member is squarely on Donald Trump. There is absolutely no reason for her deployment. walkingman Yesterday #5

So now we're spending $$$ to guard the national guard? WTF!? NotHardly Yesterday #6

Yeah like they are on parade. underpants Yesterday #8

Highlights the fact that NG are NOT police Picaro 23 hrs ago #10

This makes so much sense. Right. Biophilic 23 hrs ago #11

And if he deploys more national guards FPGramma 23 hrs ago #12

So who's going to pick up trash on the Mall? Gimpyknee 18 hrs ago #13