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How are these orders illegal? Illegal orders are certain to come, but this is hardly the first time a President has called up national guard troops over the objections of a governor.
I mean the last time was 1965 to defend civil rights protesters from local law enforcment/thugs - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/lbj-national-guard-alabama-1965.html.
History won't look kindly on this incident, and I think the issue here is that if it isn't illegal it still shouldn't be seen as acceptable by anyone.
Ahem, Kent State would like a word.
The president didn't order the national guard. This is specifically about when a president orders a state national guard.