Tuesday, 02 Jun 2020 07:58 AM MYT
WASHINGTON, June 2 — The US military is sharply increasing the number of National Guard forces in Washington and, in an extraordinary move, has readied active-duty troops outside the city to potentially respond to protests over the death of an African-American man in police custody, a senior defense official said yesterday.
US President Donald Trump said he was deploying thousands of troops in the nation's capital, whose mayor has been sharply critical of Trump's handling of the crisis. The hope, the first official said, was that the additional Guard units would make the use of active duty troops unnecessary.
Never thought the day would come - there's a Tyranny hid in the White House bunker, scared shietless and the only voice of him is tweeting. US of Arms sunk low.
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