{"id":61257,"date":"2020-06-03T00:57:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T00:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/03\/some-governors-balk-at-trump-request-to-send-troops-to-dc\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:25:27","slug":"some-governors-balk-at-trump-request-to-send-troops-to-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2020\/06\/03\/some-governors-balk-at-trump-request-to-send-troops-to-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Some governors balk at Trump request to send troops to DC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_rUmiz_SXiE' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RICHMOND, Va. \u2014 Some governors are rejecting President Donald Trump\u2019s request to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for a massive militarized show of force in the nation\u2019s capital after several days of unrest over the death of George Floyd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several states, including New York and Virginia, have so far rejected the request, with at least one governor citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/01\/trump-plans-to-use-active-duty-military-forces-to-deal-with-growing-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump\u2019s rhetoric about using troops to \u201cdominate\u201d protesters<\/a> as a reason why. All of those states are led by Democrats. Meanwhile, several other states around the country are sending troops to Washington with more expected in coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/02\/troops-from-around-the-country-head-to-dc-to-back-up-police-against-protestors\/\" target=_blank>multiple states to send troops to Washington<\/a> at the same time as the president derided many governors as \u201cweak\u201d for not using the National Guard more aggressively in their own states. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/02\/guard-troops-in-dc-say-they-want-to-give-people-the-opportunity-to-express-their-first-amendment-rights\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DCNG1.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Guard troops in DC say they want to \u2018give people the opportunity to express their First Amendment rights\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cThe mission is to separate the good protesters and then the rioters and looters. You kind of have to draw the line between which is which,&quot; said one private first-class.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam rejected a personal appeal from Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday to send thousands of the state\u2019s National Guard members to Washington D.C., the governor\u2019s office said. Northam said he was concerned that the Trump administration would misuse the troops to escalate tensions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am not going to send our men and women in uniform \u2014 a very proud National Guard \u2014 to Washington for a photo op,\u201d Northam said, referencing an incident Monday when police used tear gas to clear peaceful demonstrators from a park near the White House so Trump could walk to a nearby church and pose with a Bible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has declared himself to be the \u201cpresident of law and order\u201d and has vowed to deploy the U.S. military to America\u2019s own cities to quell a rise of violent protests, including ransacking stores and burning police cars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Floyd died last week after a white police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. The death set off protests that spread across the U.S. The president\u2019s critics say Trump is deepening divisions at a time when leadership was crucial to help unify a fractured country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delaware Gov. John Carney\u2019s office said the state did not send troops because Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser did not request \u201cadditional assistance,\u201d a reason Northam also cited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he was unaware of any request to send New York\u2019s Guard to Washington but said he wouldn\u2019t have granted such a request because they are needed at home. Richard Azzopardi, a senior adviser to the governor, said 200 New York National Guard troops were requested and the decision to deny the request was made at an agency level that did not directly involve Cuomo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has been particularly critical of how officials have handled looting and violence in New York City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNYC, CALL UP THE NATIONAL GUARD. The lowlifes and losers are ripping you apart,\u201d Trump tweeted Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/01\/secdef-encourages-governors-to-dominate-the-battlespace-to-put-down-nationwide-protests\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20152805471145.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Esper encourages governors to \u2018dominate the battlespace\u2019 to put down nationwide protests<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper are encouraging governors to send in more Guard troops.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker declined to dispatch any National Guard members to Washington, while Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said he is still evaluating the Trump administration\u2019s request. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other governors have been more receptive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said almost 1,500 guardsmen were coming to Washington on Tuesday from several states and more were expected Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said his state\u2019s troops were sent \u201cexplicitly to protect federal buildings and federal monuments.\u201d Murphy is the only Democratic governor who has sent troops so far. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, also a Democrat, said the Connecticut Air National Guard may provide help with transportation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is sending 116 members of the National Guard to be stationed on the National Mall. Hogan spokesman Michael Ricci said they will be used in support of the D.C. National Guard and the U.S. Capitol Police and \u201care not there in any law enforcement capacity.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/02\/tennessee-national-guard-troops-lay-down-riot-shields-at-protesters-request\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20154044235581.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Tennessee National Guard troops lay down riot shields at protesters\u2019 request<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Nearly 50 people were arrested over the weekend in Tennessee, while many businesses saw property damaged and public buildings vandalized across the state during peaceful protests that turned violent in response to the death of George Floyd.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tennessee said it is sending 1,000 troops that should be on the ground no later than Saturday. 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