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June 6, 2020

James Carafano: Like heroes of D-Day, National Guard members now defend us – this time from rioting in US

As we remember the American heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy exactly 76 years ago on D-Day, we should also remember those soldiers here at home now standing guard on our street corners to help police prevent rioting and looting and protect our individual rights.

June 6, 2020

Minneapolis restaurant owner who watched dream go up in smoke: 'One night it's over'

A Minneapolis restaurant owner was devastated to watch his dream of 17 years set ablaze by rioters during a Facebook Livestream last weekend.

June 6, 2020

Maryland Sheriff: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is wrong to push back against Trump's troops

The decision to evict National Guardsmen and Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's call on President Trump to withdraw federal law enforcement amid massive protests does not exhibit good leadership, Frederick County, Md. Sheriff Chuck Jenkins asserted Saturday.

June 6, 2020

Pete Hegseth blasts DC mayor, says National Guard prevented desecration of monuments

Were it not for National Guard soldiers deployed to Washington, D.C., this week, all of the most cherished monuments in the nationa's capital would have been defaced by violent protesters, Fox News' Pete Hegseth said Friday night.

June 5, 2020

Ohio Gov. DeWine: National Guardsman deployed to DC 'expressed white supremacist ideology'

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday that a National Guardsman who was removed from his unit's mission in Washington D.C., after the FBI learned the soldier expressed white supremacist ideology over the internet will likely be removed from the military following due process. 

June 5, 2020

Utah National Guard confirms they were kicked out of DC hotel, mayor claims budget issue

The Utah National Guard confirmed that 200 service members were being kicked out of hotels in the nation's capital after Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser clashed with President Trump over the handling of George Floyd unrest in the city.

June 5, 2020

National Guardsmen hospitalized after lightning strike near White House: reports

As throngs of protesters continued to demonstrate against police brutality in Washington, D.C. Thursday night two Nationals Guardsmen posted near Lafayette Square were hospitalized after possibly being injured during a lightning strike, according to a report.

June 5, 2020

GOP's Mike Lee blasts claim of DC plan to evict National Guard troops from city hotels

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, says he's hearing that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser plans to evict at least 1,200 National Guard troops from city hotels after she clashed with President Trump over the handling of George Floyd unrest in the city.

June 4, 2020

Tom Cotton on liberals slamming NYT for printing his op-ed: This exposed hypocrisy of 'woke progressive mob'

The outrage over the The New York Times' decision to publish an op-ed in which Sen, Tom Cotton called for the military to quell violent uprisings over George Floyd's death exposed the hypocrisy of "woke progressives" who "claim to defend liberal values," Cotton said Thursday. 

June 3, 2020

DC Mayor Bowser vows to 'push back' on federal presence in wake of George Floyd unrest

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser made it clear Wednesday that the Metropolitan Police report to her, and that she does not believe additional National Guardsmen are needed in the nation’s capital to assist in maintaining order during the George Floyd protests.