I should mention that the president is addressing the shooting right now. We'll play some of that in a moment, depending on what he says. But The Trump administration has already tonight requested a stay of a federal judge's ruling last week that the deployment of the national guard in D.C. is illegal. And also, as you well know, Secretary Hegseth also announced that Trump has ordered 500 addition National Guard troops to D.C. joining the 2200 already. (02:34–02:44)
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Asserts that the Trump administration requested a stay on a ruling about the illegality of National Guard deployment in D.C.
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