President Donald Trump is stiffening his administration's resolve to use military might as a crime-fighting tool in the wake of two National Guard members being shot within blocks of the White House.
The president is ordering 500 more troops to be deployed in Washington, joining 2,200 other guard members from across the country who've swarmed the nation's capital.
Trump placing the National Guard in U.S. cities has been a recurring theme of his administration largely as a plan to combat local crime and quell unrest over his immigration enforcement in Democrat-led municipalities, despite a significant outcry from state and local leaders.
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled Nov. 20 that the Trump administration illegally deployed the National Guard in Washington and blocked additional troops from enforcing the law in the nation’s capital without approval from its mayor.
In the order, the judge, a Biden appointee, said the deployment represented a "substantial risk." Cobb added it is "going to lead to a dangerous or deadly encounter that could be catastrophic for public safety."
