Should the Federal Government Deploy Troops to U.S. Cities?
Chris, Lloyd, and Jamie from WJR 760 AM talk with Jim Tignaneli, president of the Police Officers Association of Michigan, about President Trump’s promise to deploy National Guard troops to cities like Chicago and Baltimore.
The controversial question of whether the federal government should deploy troops to U.S. cities, weighing public safety concerns against issues of state sovereignty and civil liberties. Guests discussed the balance between supporting overwhelmed local law enforcement and the potential risks of militarizing responses to civil unrest. When asked about former President Trump’s statement on sending in the National Guard, POAM President Jim Tignanelli offered a measured perspective:
“I believe the motive is more to assist the policing that is already in place. The military is not coming to make the rules, they are being brought to compliment them.”
His remarks underscored the idea that federal troops, when deployed, are not intended to overstep local authority but rather to reinforce existing efforts to maintain order.
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