Leaked plans show Pentagon eyeing Louisiana to deploy national guard | Louisiana
Donald Trump’s management prepared The Washington Post reported that he did on Saturday, referring to the military planning documents he received.
Trump has made a great focus of the crime, even if severe criminal rates have fallen in many US cities. His pressure on democratic -led municipalities increased legal concerns, including the recent demonstration of thousands of thousands of people in the Washington DC and encouraged protests.
Democratic leaders said that Great distributions were more of a demonstration of power, rather than serious efforts to combat crime.
Louisiana, more than a dozen of Shrevepport, said that they see any distribution to Reuters as a more political stunt than a meaningful crime solution, and that Trump’s criticism of only democratic controlled states.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry Republican. The mayors of Shreveport and Baton Rouge, two of the leading cities of Louisiana, are republicans. However, the most well -known city of the province, New Orleans Mayor is a democrat.
A Pentagon spokesman did not comment in detail about the documents. A spokesman said: “leaked documents should not be interpreted as a policy. We will not discuss these plans with leaked documents determined or otherwise.”
Planning documents, according to the Post, the plan will allow the army to support law enforcement officers in cities such as New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Both cities have majority black population.
The Pentagon’s plan is summarized in a mobilization that lasted until September 30, 2026, but the start date is not specified.
The documents include Pam Bondi, the Chief Public Prosecutor of Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth, and an undated, undated draft grade to the internal security secretary Kristi Noem.
According to Post’s reporting, the bid was not confirmed as approved by Federal or State officials, depending on the request for deploying the union from Landry, a loyal Trump supporter. The Pentagon’s Louisiana Plan argues that a solid operation that the national guard personnel “supports the law enforcement forces in high crime neighborhoods is taken into consideration. The Washington Post can also help drug intervention and local authorities by providing “logistics and communication support ..
On Friday, Trump said he would send national guard troops to Tennessee.
