“I never want to take them out of D.C.,” Trump said, referring to the National Guard during a Thursday Cabinet meeting. “I mean, maybe somebody later on will do it, but I never want to.”
The National Guard has been deployed in Washington since Trump declared a crime emergency in the District of Columbia on Aug. 11, 2025. The deployment was initially expected to last for an emergency timeline of 30 days, though several extensions of that timeline and Trump’s support for members’ efforts in the district have signaled that the National Guard could be in the capital for at least a year, if not longer.
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“People, they look, they say, ‘We feel so good, we feel so safe. We see these beautiful, strong people, and they’re so nice,’” Trump said of the National Guard’s impact on the district. “They help. They open the doors for people. They carry bags.
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