WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Guard is planning to train hundreds of troops in each state to be part of a rapid-response force focused on civil disturbance missions by the start of next year, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump has increasingly embraced using the military to support his domestic agenda, including deploying troops to Democratic-led cities like Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C.

The latest move follows an executive order signed by Trump in August, which called for each state to have National Guard troops who could be quickly deployed for “quelling civil disturbances and ensuring the public safety and order.”

Two U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said each state would be required to have such a force by t

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