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10 days agoThen Trump will just federalize the New Jersey National Guard. Which presidents can do. Putting the Guard directly under Trump’s (really SecDef Pete Hegseth’s) control, making the governor’s orders invalid. Removes the governor from the Guard’s chain of command.
That’s an existing presidential power as Commander-in-Chief. In better times used by a president to take over the Alabama National Guard to enforce anti-segregation federal law and protect a little black girl going to school. Now may be used by a mad king racist fascist to ensure nobody protects vulnerable brown and black people.
March 2024, the article date, is while Biden was still president. Trump got elected in November 2024 and did not become president until January 20, 2025 at noon.
I can’t stand Trump but this TRACON move to Philly was done on Biden’s watch (and that of SecTrans Buttigieg and VP Harris.}