Trump, San Francisco and National Guard
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With President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco looming, the city has joined with over 40 other local governments across the country in an effort to have the United States Supreme Court block a similar deployment in Chicago.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to send federal troops to the city, saying crime is down under his watch and that local officials have the situation under control.
Federal troops, if deployed, might have broader freedom to arrest suspects in San Francisco if the Insurrection Act is invoked by President Trump.
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Trump again suggests sending troops to San Francisco. Local officials call Trump ‘chaos’ unnecessary
Trump again threatened to send troops to San Francisco, arguing that the California city "want us in San Francisco."
Professional golfer Phil Mickelson has called on Donald Trump to "save" San Francisco as the president weighs sending National Guard troops to the city.