This editorial was originally published by The Boston Globe and was distributed by The Associated Press.

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Once again, President Donald Trump has deployed the U.S. military on American soil for law-enforcement purposes. A few months ago, it was Los Angeles; this time, it’s a supposed crime wave in Washington, D.C., that has prompted Trump to flood an American city with armed soldiers.

Trump is not only misusing the soldiers, who are not trained for such a mission — he’s crossing a line that has worried America since its founding by using what the founders would have called the “standing army” for matters that should be left to civilians.

It’s clear that he intends to keep sending troops into American cities. But Americans can’t let that become the new normal.

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