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What Next | The National Guard Is Asking Questions

What Next | The National Guard Is Asking Questions

Update: 2025-11-17
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Trump can’t seem to decide if the National Guard is needed in American cities to stop violent crime, or to assist ICE deportations, or something else entirely. And the lack of a clear and present crisis is starting to make some Guard members uncomfortable. 


Guest: Kat Lonsdorf, news reporter for National Public Radio.


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What Next | The National Guard Is Asking Questions

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