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Under the post-Civil War law known as Posse Comitatus, the U.S.
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National Guardsmen are part of the military but are civilians who after their initial professional training continue to regularly train in uniform several times a month. They can be federalized for national missions, but that is not the same as the president's taking over a state’s guard.Īctive duty military refers to professional military service members who perform their job as a full-time job. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts," Trump said in tweets that Twitter later flagged as violating the social media platform's rules about glorifying violence.Įach state and territory in the United States has a National Guard that is under the direct control of a state’s governor. "Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Overnight, President Trump's tweets added to the confusion about the military's role. Jensen said the security missions at the buildings freed up local law enforcement to be available to respond to any potential disturbances. Four protestors were eventually shot and killed (and nine injured) when troops began to fire their weapons into the crowd. Members of the Ohio National Guard, with gas masks and fixed bayonettes, advance towards Blanket Hill to disperse antiwar demonstrators and students at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, May 4, 1970.