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applegrove

(132,267 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:04 PM Feb 11

Trump Quietly Pulled Back All National Guard Troops

Trump Quietly Pulled Back All National Guard Troops

February 11, 2026 at 10:53 am EST By Taegan Goddard 11 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/11/trump-quietly-pulled-back-all-national-guard-troops/


“The Trump administration has withdrawn all federalized National Guard troops from U.S. cities, after its repeated attempts to surge forces into Democrat-run states encountered judicial roadblocks,” the Washington Post reports.

“The pullout was quietly finalized late last month, occurring with no public acknowledgment from the White House or the Pentagon. It was a remarkable turnabout after President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had insisted the mobilizations were necessary to combat what they claimed was unchecked violence and to support enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws.”
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Trump Quietly Pulled Back All National Guard Troops (Original Post) applegrove Feb 11 OP
Taco, taco! GreenWave Feb 11 #1
"" AllaN01Bear Feb 11 #2
"" AllaN01Bear Feb 11 #3
Oh my god... the constant lying and bullshit is like drinking from 10 firehoses at the same time... Moostache Feb 11 #4
Because ICE is spreading quickly... lame54 Feb 11 #5
His private army malaise Feb 11 #7
Indeed. Who needs the guard with all that money for ICE? Easterncedar Feb 11 #8
This is it, here. The Trump Militia is larger now and their loyalty is to HIM, not citizens. Maru Kitteh Feb 11 #9
Something has happened to cause this shift, and I suspect it's the Baitball Blogger Feb 11 #6

Moostache

(11,191 posts)
4. Oh my god... the constant lying and bullshit is like drinking from 10 firehoses at the same time...
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:12 PM
Feb 11

I just want to wake up to the news that the child-rapist piece of shit has been found dead. Is that REALLY that much to ask for from a nearly 80-year old in poor physical and mental condition? I hate that I am having to watch my father (83) fade away into the great unknown while he loses his life a piece at a time over the last 5 years (mom, then house, then mobility, then desire, then memories... my dad was a great father and role model and upstanding man in every sense of the word, and he did NOT deserve to go out like this while Trump goes out while flamethrowering the world and torpedoing US reputation while lying thousands of times a month.

This entire era - from that fucking escalator to this morning - has been a cruel joke on so many, a stain on the nation that will never wash off. FML...

lame54

(39,774 posts)
5. Because ICE is spreading quickly...
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:14 PM
Feb 11

More obedient
National Guard cannot be trusted to act evil on command

Maru Kitteh

(31,773 posts)
9. This is it, here. The Trump Militia is larger now and their loyalty is to HIM, not citizens.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:35 PM
Feb 11

Baitball Blogger

(52,368 posts)
6. Something has happened to cause this shift, and I suspect it's the
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:17 PM
Feb 11

deluge of Epstein files. He is losing ground with his own political support in Congress. They know they are going to lose the midterms so they're drenching the mad dog with cold water to get him to back off.

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