One of the knocks against use of federalized National Guard troops to beef up his crackdown on crime and enforcement of immigration law is that soldiers are not trained in criminal law and crowd control.

One of the executive orders signed by Trump yesterday seeks to correct that by mandating training and equipping units within the Guard, beginning with the District of Columbia and then extending to all 50 states. “The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the availability of a standing National Guard quick reaction force that shall be resourced, trained, and available for rapid nationwide deployment.”

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