What's going on is all about Trump's never ending desire for more and more power. We live in a federalist form of society. Local government has its responsibilities. State government has. The US Federal government has no responsibility [in calling out the National Guard]; it's the responsibility of the governor of the state, not the President of the United States. And what Trump is doing is simply trying to put more and more power into his own hands. (00:26–00:36)
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Asserts that calling out the National Guard is the responsibility of state governors, not the federal government.
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