After D.C., Trump says he might use the National Guard to 'take back' other cities. Can he actually do that?

[Eugene]

Earlier DU thread: President Trump says other US cities could be next as he deploys National Guard to DC

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Source: Yahoo! News

After D.C., Trump says he might use the National Guard to ‘take back’ other cities. Can he actually do that?

Trump cited Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Baltimore and Oakland, Calif. as “other cities also that are bad, very bad.”

Andrew Romano, Reporter
Tue, August 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM EDT
6 min read

When President Trump announced his plan Monday to send 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to crack down on what he described as “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor” in the nation’s capital, he also issued a warning to other cities around the country.

"We're going to take back our capital," Trump said. "And then we'll look at other cities also.”

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But Trump doesn’t have the same powers across the rest of the country. Under current law, governors are in charge of each state’s National Guard and the police are largely controlled locally.

Trump has already challenged some of these rules. Over the objections of state and local officials, he deployed nearly 5,000 National Guard members and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles in June after a new round of ICE workplace raids sparked protests marred by sporadic violence.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/article/after-dc-trump-says-he-might-use-the-national-guard-to-take-back-other-cities-can-he-actually-do-that-201046794.html

[lame54]

1. Never say never with this guy

[walkingman]

2. So far, he has been able to whatever he pleases - it would be nice for our

Congress or Justice system to stop him. But I'm not holding my breath.

[B.See]

10. The majority of them are COMPLICIT.

[wcmagumba]

3. Trumpy sure loves playing wana be dick-tater at 79 years old...he gonna be "all-powerful", just like "The Great Oz"...

[miyazaki]

4. He'll do what he has to do to get the shooting started. nt

[BlueTsunami2018]

5. Who's going to stop him?

The thing with fascists is that they’ll do anything they want until someone stops them.

Unfortunately, no one appears to have the stomach for what it will take here. There’s only one way to deal with fascists as history has shown.

At some point, we’re going to have to do this. It’s inevitable.

[elleng]

7. Right, hang him, like moussilini.

[hamsterjill]

8. Thank you.

For stating truth.

[elleng]

6. 'Take back?'

From where to where? Cities belong to their RESIDENTs, not to strangers.

Tmp should return to QUEENs, doesn't belong in Washington DC, or Florida.

[B.See]

11. wrong: from WHOM? Take back is an old reich wing trope. Translation:

Disempower, disenfranchise, disparage, and villainize Democratic municipalities (meaning those with large minority populations and/or minority leadership).

As in, "take America back" from "them."

Gained popularity at the start of Obama's presidency (and jee, I wonder why?)

[lamp_shade]

9. Sure he can. He's got both houses of congress and the supremes in his back pocket.

[Fiendish Thingy]

12. He couldn't even control LA

He’s gonna run out of troops before he gets to Virginia.

[Johonny]

13. Yes, congress wont stop him

And the courts threw in the towel. We are in a soft dictatorship. We the people no longer matter. It is rule by morons and criminals from now on. America is over as we knew it thanks to the lazy American voter.