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Retired General Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Troop Deployment

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California National Guard stands guard as protesters clash with law enforcement in downtown Los Angeles at the Metropolitan Detention Center due to the immigration raids roil LA on Sunday, June 8, 2025 in Los Angeles.  (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

As the courts continue to consider the legality of President Trump’s deployment of troops into American cities, Marisa and Scott talk with a retired general who’s been raising concerns about what this push could mean for the public, soldiers, our military and our democracy. 

Retired Gen. Randy Manner spent 35 years in the armed forces and served as acting vice chief of the National Guard Bureau. He and other retired senior military officers recently filed a brief in support of California’s position against the deployment of troops in Los Angeles.

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