US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say

[Mr.WeRP]

US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-preparing-national-guard-activation-washington-dc-officials-say-2025-08-11

Aug 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is preparing for the activation of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday.

The officials, who were speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a final decision was still to be made by U.S. President Donald Trump but the troops were prepared to deploy.

[wcmagumba]

1. Why?

[Keepthesoulalive]

2. Distraction

Epstein

[RockRaven]

3. Note that every NG called up is both a person taken away from their family AND

a workplace missing a regular, trusted and experienced employee.

These stunts are extremely costly to the communities drawn upon, never mind the money the DoD spends.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. National Guard and the entire military now his private army

He needs to start civil unrest violence with us to get his base on his side again and that’s exactly what he’s going to do.