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President Donald Trump\u2019s authoritarian publicity stunt of deploying members of the National Guard throughout Washington, D.C., will continue through the end of his term, MS NOW has confirmed.<\/p>\n

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The news, which was originally reported by ABC News, comes as Trump and his allies launch numerous illiberal gambits to try to impose their will on electoral processes in ways that give Republicans an advantage.<\/p>\n

At this point, it seems obvious that Trump\u2019s wasteful Guard deployment in the nation\u2019s capital serves little purpose other than to fuel his own delusions that he is a kinglike figure and to act on his campaign vows to \u201ctake over\u201d Washington, which is just one of several largely Black cities that he has portrayed as overrun with crime. During the 2024 presidential race, Trump falsely said D.C. is a \u201cnightmare of murder and crime,\u201d and he has since repeatedly spread misinformation about the city\u2019s crime to justify his troop deployment.<\/p>\n

In reality, various studies have shown that the deployment of the National Guard has had virtually no impact on violent crime in Washington. Furthermore, a recent study from the Center for American Progress found that Trump\u2019s National Guard deployments across the country<\/em> have failed on this front, not just in D.C.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMoreover, if these deployments are extended and continue through the end of 2026, they could cost American taxpayers more than $1.7 billion,\u201d the liberal activist group\u2019s analysis found.<\/p>\n

The waste has been clear in photos, too. As my colleague Steve Benen noted last summer, we\u2019ve seen images of Guard members picking up trash in uniform, which certainly doesn\u2019t seem like an efficient use of the armed forces.<\/p>\n

What the deployment has <\/em>done, however, is set Americans\u2019 tax dollars on fire while subjecting Guard members to public backlash and mockery as they have effectively been turned into toy soldiers for a president who has mused about a Constitution-defying third term. And now Trump\u2019s regime is planning to keep troops on the streets of the nation\u2019s capital through the time when he\u2019s scheduled to leave office.<\/p>\n

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Every part of this story screams \u201cdictator-in-waiting.\u201d Americans should beware.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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