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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he would activate the federal National Guard to assist Washington, California and New York, three of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.
The three states have either been approved or will soon be approved for major disaster declarations to allow the federal government to provide supplies more seamlessly, he said.
Trump said large quantities of masks, respirators, gowns, face shields and other items are due to arrive in the three states within days. He added that he has ordered the government to set up large federal medical stations in each of the states.
Dunno about New York, but the military has a strong presence in both California and Washington. There's lots they could do, and I'm glad to see Trump directing them to do it.
That’s it. The majority in this country are insane. It’s unbelievable how many are losing their minds over this and think all this government intrusion is a good thing
I thought the National Guard was a state controlled entity. Does the Stafford Act give control to the POTUS?
The President released the
National Guard to the state governors but the US will pick up the cost instead of California New York and Washington. There deployment is left to the three states, so far.
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