Kat Lonsdorf
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first heard Jan 2025
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Three guard members who each spent many months on the DC mission spoke to NPR candidly on the condition of anonymity as they're not authorized to speak publicly.
They had concerns about the cost stretching into the billions, worries about the constant patrols normalizing the presence of armed military and the damage they feel Trump's deployments are causing to the reputation of the National Guard.
Another said, quote, it feels like the guard is being exploited.
Kat Lonsdorf, MPR News, Washington.
Three Guard members who each spent many months on the DC mission spoke to NPR candidly on the condition of anonymity as they're not authorized to speak publicly.
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They had concerns about the cost stretching into the billions, worries about the constant patrols normalizing the presence of armed military and the damage they feel Trump's deployments are causing to the reputation of the National Guard.
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Another said, quote, it feels like the guard is being exploited.
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The White House responded by reiterating how safe DC is now without providing evidence the guard has decreased crime.
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Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.
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One of President Trump's personal lawyers sent a letter to the Center for American Progress demanding a full retraction of the report.
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The letter, which NPR has read, said that the report was full of, quote, false and malicious claims.
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In a statement, CAP president and CEO Nera Tandon, who served as a senior advisor to President Biden, outlined the research and analysis behind the report and called the lawsuit a quote transparent attempt to silence the organization.
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She said the report
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Would not be retracted.
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A similar study by the nonpartisan think tank, the Ness Cannon Center, published earlier, also found that the National Guard presence has had no effect on violent crime in Washington.
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One of President Trump's personal lawyers sent a letter to the Center for American Progress demanding a full retraction of the report.
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The letter, which MPR has read, said that the report was full of quote false and malicious claims.
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In a statement, CAP president and CEO Neera Tandon, who served as a senior advisor to President Biden, outlined the research and analysis behind the report and called the lawsuit a quote transparent attempt to silence the organization.
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