Pop Quiz: Can The President Order The National Guard To Deploy To D.C.

Trump claimed that back on Jan 6th, 2021, he could not deploy the National Guard to D.C., because Pelosi did not improve.

Did SCOTUS or Congress vote in extra powers for him? Because this morning, he said he's deploying the National Guard.

PS: I am being facetious. He had the legal authority to do it in 2021 and did not anyone to approve it.

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Convivial · 26-30, F

There are circumstances where he can, for example in the 60s with desegregation it was called out

calicuz · 56-60, M

@Convivial

Yes, but the segregationists were a violent group, and state and local law enforcement could not be trusted to enforce the law at that time. So it was necessary.