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Missouri governor activates National Guard

How common are National Guard deployments over unrest? A look at past presidents' actions

After more than 30 years since the 1992 Los Angeles Rodney King riots, an order from the president has once again ushered in hundreds of National Guard troops to California's largest city, brought in ...

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Mo. National Guard activated as precaution after recent civil unrest, governor says

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Missouri governor activates National Guard ahead of anti-Trump protests

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After day of nationwide protests, Trump’s military parade rolls through D.C.

Tanks, troops, and marching bands rolled through Washington in a parade of American military power, a show met by thousands of citizens who showed another kind of power: protest.

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Police Clash With Protesters After Anti-Trump Rally in Downtown Los Angeles

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Trump Salutes the U.S. Army During Massive Military Parade

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When have presidents called in the National Guard to quell domestic unrest?

The National Guard was also called during the 1992 L.A. riots and the unrest that followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. Trump’s order was unlike any other.

What Is the National Guard?

The troops that President Trump deployed to Los Angeles are members of a state-based militia that exists in every state and can be called in during natural disasters or civil unrest.

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LA unrest marks latest clash of US presidents, states over National Guard

Donald Trump's deployment of California's National Guard marks the first time in decades that a US president openly defied a state governor and sent troops to an emergency zone.