National Guard soldiers deployed in Washington are starting to carry weapons

American Democrats accused Donald Trump on Sunday, August 24, August 24 “Make crises” To justify the sending of soldiers of the National Guard to mega -cities held by the opposition, which the republican president considers to be “Riddle” by crime.

The 79 -year -old conservative manager, who applies his draconian fight against delinquency and immigration to a forced march, threatened one more city on Sunday, Baltimore, in the state of Maryland, led by a Democrat, to dispatch there « troupes » of this army reserve corps.

Thousands of national and navy guards had been deployed in June in Los Angeles (California), and since August 12 in the Federal Capital, Washington, where armored vehicles park in front of the station and along the immense esplanade – The National Mall – bordered by the institutions and monuments of the country.

The national guard reservists began to carry their service weapons on Sunday evening, the army announced in a press release, adding that they are not allowed to use the force that“As a last resort and only in response to an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury”.

Donald Trump also threatens to send federal police to Chicago (Illinois), then in New York (New York State), third and first American mega -cities.

National Guard reservists depend on each US state and can only be deployed in the case of a national emergency, as a natural disaster, at the request of the federal state and with the approval of the local governor. They are not supposed to intervene against crime, riots or demonstrations.

“No legal basis”

“Donald Trump has no legal basis, no authority, to try to send federal troops to Chicago”thundered on the CNN channel the chief of the Democrat minority in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries. “We must continue to support local police and not let Donald Trump play with the life of Americans, nor make a crisis to divert attention, because it is deeply unpopular”hammered this elected official of New York at the Congress.

Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker, where Chicago is, assured on X that his state “Coopé for a long time with the federal police forces” Against a crime that has often bruised this big city posed on the brink of the Great Lakes. “But we will not let a dictator impose his will”launched this figure of the Democratic Party and opposing for Donald Trump.

The latter reacted to messages “With a rather nasty and provocative tone” From another Democrat, the governor of Maryland, Wes Moore. He had offered, on Saturday evening on X, to the New York billionaire “A walk” in Baltimore to twist the neck “Declared lies against the progress we have made in terms of security”. “Eh Donald, we can provide you with a golf car if it makes things easier. Keep me posted! »»quipped the leader of this State who adjoins Washington and including the Port City Baltimore, the scene of the series Listeningwas long considered dangerous.

Trump: “Baltimore out of control”

“I imagine he is talking about Baltimore out of control and plagued by crime?” (…) If Wes Moore needs help (…) I will send the “troops”, as we are doing nearby, in Washington, in order to get rid of crime ”retorted on his network, Truth Social, the American president. Mr. Moore replied to CNN and CBS that he “Will not allow[t] not the use of the Maryland National Guard ” to fight crime, because “It’s unconstitutional”.

As for Chicago, the Washington Post Affirms since Saturday that the Pentagon has been preparing there for weeks the deployment of the National Guard, again officially against crime and immigration.

The Defense Ministry made no comments. The American president said on Friday of the oval office that “Magnificent African-American women say[ai]Ent: “Please, President Trump, come to Chicago” “announcing that this city as well as New York, an economic and cultural capital, would be “The next” On the list.

Washington already welcomes more than 1,900 reservists from the National Guard, sent by Republican States, as well as federal agency police, such as the FBI, the Immigration Police (ICE) or that which fights against drug trafficking (DEA). “We are going to make our cities very, very safe”a promis Donald Trump.