Public safetyFinding
A president should be able to send the National Guard into a state over its governor's objection.
Governors normally command their state's National Guard, but federal law lets a president take control of it in some situations. Since 2025, the use of that power to send troops into cities has been challenged in court.
Jeff Merkley
Trump's response to protests in California is purely authoritarian—an abuse of power designed to raise tensions.
Well, obviously there's nothing approaching an invasion or a rebellion in the City of Portland.
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