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US president Donald Trump and the Pentagon are considering creating a permanent 'Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force' made up of about 600 National Guard troops, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post.Half of these troops would be based on military bases in Alabama and Arizona, as per the report. They would be ready at all times to quickly deploy to any city or state experiencing unrest or protests, according to The New Republic report.The troops would be equipped with military-style weapons and riot gear and would be sent out in waves of 100 soldiers, according to the report. To prevent burnout, the soldiers would rotate out every 90 days, as per The New Republic report.The Pentagon documents also raised concerns about the reduced availability of the National Guard, the cost of the program, logistical challenges, and the possible public and political impact, along with other negative external impacts this program could cause, as reported by The New Republic.ALSO READ: Ex-Intel boss pushes shocking $40 billion rescue plan involving Apple, Nvidia - calls for sacking Lip-Bu Tan Trump would have the authority to call upon the National Guard under federal laws known as Title 10 and Title 32, according to the report.While Title 10 limits the Guard's role mainly to assisting local police without making arrests or leading investigations, Title 32 allows the Guard to operate with expanded powers, including making arrests and acting more aggressively in states declared to have unrest, as per The New Republic report. Trump used Title 32 during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, according to the report.ALSO READ: Giant Wyoming data center to guzzle 5x more power than residents, but the user remains secret If the program is approved and goes through the usual budget process, it could begin operating in 2027 and cost hundreds of millions of dollars, as per The New Republic report. However, it's unclear whether Trump might try to speed up its approval, according to the report.This plan comes just a day after Trump announced his intention to take control of Washington, D.C.'s police force under Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act of 1973, as reported by The New Republic. The US president threatened to increase police presence to 'clean up' homeless populations and what he described as 'slums,' according to the report. Trump also announced the deployment of 800 National Guardsmen to the city, according to the report.ALSO READ: 10 must-change iOS 18.6 settings that'll make your iPhone feel like day one again Critics say Trump is turning the military into a personal police force that answers only to him, as per the report. In June, he sent over 5,000 Guardsmen and active-duty Marines to California to stop protests against his immigration policies, according to The New Republic report.Joseph Nunn, a lawyer with the Brennan Center for Justice, told The Washington Post that 'You don't want to normalize routine military participation in law enforcement,' adding, 'You don't want to normalize routine domestic deployment,' as quoted in the report.Maryland Governor Wes Moore's spokesperson, Carter Elliot, said the Trump administration is ignoring established procedures for requesting additional help during times of need, saying that 'the Trump administration is blatantly and dangerously ignoring that precedent,' as quoted in The New Republic report.ALSO READ: As the July jobs report paints a grim picture, 114 companies plan layoffs in August - is yours on the list? It's a proposed 600-soldier National Guard unit that could quickly deploy to US cities during protests or unrest.Half would be stationed in Alabama and Arizona, ready to fly out when needed.
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