National Guard, Trump and San Francisco
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With President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco looming, the city has joined with over 40 other local governments across the country in an effort to have the United States Supreme Court block a similar deployment in Chicago.
Federal troops, if deployed, might have broader freedom to arrest suspects in San Francisco if the Insurrection Act is invoked by President Trump.
1don MSN
Trump again suggests sending troops to San Francisco. Local officials call Trump 'chaos' unnecessary
Trump again threatened to send troops to San Francisco, arguing that the California city "want us in San Francisco."
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to send federal troops to the city.
Local leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom have balked at deploying National Guard troops to fight crime in U.S. cities.
Professional golfer Phil Mickelson has called on Donald Trump to "save" San Francisco as the president weighs sending National Guard troops to the city.