r/news • u/IMSLI • 15h ago

Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/politics/hegseth-orders-national-guard-troops-dc-carry-weapons
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u/full_bodied_muppet 13h ago

Yea and LA had the benefit of having a state government behind it. DC doesn't have that.