The Dual Role of National Guard Troops in Urban America

One month after sending the National Guard into Washington, D.C. saying they would fight crime there, President Trump is so pleased with the results that he is discussing how to put federal troops onto the streets of cities across the country — from Chicago to New Orleans. It’s a potentially dramatic expansion of what has already become an unprecedented military deployment on domestic soil.

Today, we hear from residents of Washington about what life is like with the National Guard in town.

Guest:

• Jessica Cheung, a senior audio producer at The New York Times

Background reading: 

• The District of Columbia sued the Trump administration last week, challenging the National Guard deployment and describing it as a “military occupation.”
• Here’s what we know about Mr. Trump’s crime and immigration crackdown across the U.S.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. 

Photo: Alex Kent for The New York Times

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