Summary of Supporting Sources
Supporters of "Yes" appealed to the Trump administration's statements and a consensus of credible reporting. The table below outlines each source and its framing of the situation.
I'm deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order and public safety in D.C., and they're going to be allowed to do their job properly.
I direct the Secretary of Defense to mobilize the District of Columbia National Guard and order members to active service, in such numbers as he deems necessary, to address the epidemic of crime in our Nation's capital.
Hegseth said the mobilization will be operationalized by Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, and guard members will be deployed in the streets of Washington in the coming week.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department.
President Trump announced this week the deployment of 800 members of the D.C. National Guard to the District of Columbia.
President Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and placed the city's police department under federal control.
To address this, Trump says he will deploy the National Guard to the capital and put DC police under federal control.
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Having heard the arguments for "Yes," we now turn to those for "No."
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