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Minnesota is pulling troops early from D.C., as pressure grows on Michigan
(NPR) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard members from Washington, D.C. early, after they were seen on presence patrols in neighborhoods far from the National Mall, similar to what many of the troops assigned to President Trump's ongoing federal Joint Task Force have been doing in the city for nearly a year.
Gov. Walz sent his guard members to D.C. ahead of the official America 250 celebrations with specific orders that they would be used only to help with those events near the national monuments.
Democratic governors from Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan, Maryland and Hawaii also sent troops with similar orders in recent weeks. It was the first time troops from Democratic-led states had been sent to Washington since Trump launched his task force.
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Michigan and Minnesota both sent more than 100 guard members to D.C. ahead of the America 250 celebrations. Within days, activists from the group Free D.C. had spotted guard members who identified themselves as from both those states far from the National Mall, armed with handguns. Free D.C. is also one of the organizations that signed the letter to Gov. Whitmer. ....................(more)
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5887666/national-guard-dc-trump-michigan-minnesota