Georgia Governor Sending 300 National Guard Troops to DC amid Trump’s Crackdown

Trump vows to send National Guard into more American cities

US President Donald Trump has vowed to send the National Guard into more American cities.

Georgia Governor Sending 300 National Guard Troops to DC amid Trump’s Crackdown

Gov. Brian Kemp, who has worked to repair strained ties with the president after years of political tension, framed the decision as a show of solidarity with Trump’s mission to “ensure the security and beauty of our nation’s capital.”

Georgia sends troops to DC in sign that Trump's policing push will continue

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that he’s sending 316 members of the state’s National Guard to Washington, D.C., later this month in the latest indication that President Donald Trump’s law enforcement operation in the nation’s capital will drag on. Kemp, a Republican, said he will mobilize the roughly 300 troops in mid-September to take part in Trump’s D.C. operation to relieve...

Georgia House Minority Leader, Carolyn Hugley Responds to Gov. Kemp Sending National Guard to D.C.

On Friday, after Governor Kemp once again caved to Donald Trump’s demands and ordered our National Guard service members to D.C. as another political stunt, Georgia House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley issued the following statement: “This is an unnecessary, unprecedented, and politically motivated deployment of troops onto American soil that is deeply unfair to the … Continued