Who has the power to call in the military to Washington? Isn’t it the president? Who called them in? I’m wondering if this is more disinformation to keep the bad guys calm.
I woukkd think onky the president or someone else federal could command troop movement between states.
Disinformation - I’ve been wondering why the left isn’t panicking if they are controlling the troops. It’s happening beyond their control you would think they would be basket cases wondering what’s going on.
The mayor of DC has to request the National Guard be brought in. The same is true for the City of Portland, for example.
The DC National Guard is under the command of the President. The President has delegated that to the Secretary of Defense, who delegated to the Secretary of the Army. This may be the case prior to President Trump; I didn’t research that far back. So the Secretary of the Army is who approved this build-up.
The state National Guard who have been sent to DC fall under the command of the DC National Guard. That means they’re under the direct command of the President/Secretary of Defense/Secretary of the Army.