‘We are trending towards martial law’: Former Trump official slams National Guard deployment to DC

President Trump's military presence in Washington DC continues to escalate with the defense secretary Pete Hexath confirming that National Guard troops deployed in the capital will now be armed and authorized to carry out local law enforcement duties. His justification, a single post on social media calling the move common sense. And Trump himself is making clear this deployment may not end anytime soon.In fact, he's floated keeping troops in DC indefinitely and even suggested other cities could soon be nex ...