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As President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR. n.pr/4zBvnWF

n.pr'It embarrasses me to be involved': Inside the National Guard D.C. deploymentAs President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR.

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He wants them close. He wants to be prepared to combat mass resistance. He has seen how easy it is to get people to storm the capital. He doesn't want it to happen to him. Or maybe I'm just paranoid. Either way, he wants to normalize their presence and have them on hand.

Maybe next time some "J6ers" show up to overthrow the govt. they'll be there to actually defend the Constitution and promote the rule of law--*actual* law as opposed to what this SCOTUS, POTUS, and Congress are pushing.

I feel for these Soldiers. They are just following orders of the civilian leadership. Make no mistake, the regime wants to normalize this type of militarism ahead of the 2028 election. They will use them in illegal ways in order to maintain power.

Over time it creates resentments that make the situation much more volatile, especially if a real crisis or security threat arises. History has a lot to tell us about what we are facing. I get the sense that all 3 of the members of the guard interviewed understand the situation is not good at all.

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