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National Guard Opposition to Trump

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This page is part of a resource collection on organizing against the second Trump administration.

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October 28.   Maj. Gen. Randy Manner: I helped lead the National Guard. Troops don’t belong in our cities. We must not permit this gross misuse of the military to be normalized.

October 28.   Nicole Sganga: 2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: “I won’t turn against my neighbors.”

November 10.   Kat Lonsdorf: In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments.

November 11.   Kat Lonsdorf & Steve Inskeep: ‘Not what any of us signed up for’: National Guard members on Trump’s deployments.