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Trump Threatens to Deploy Troops on U.S. Soil to Target “Radical Left”

HeadlineOct 14, 2024

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called on Sunday for the National Guard or U.S. military to be deployed on U.S. soil to target what he called “radical left lunatics.” Trump made the call during an interview on Fox News.

Donald Trump: “I think the bigger problem are the people from within. We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics. And I think they’re the — and it should be very easily handled by — if necessary, by National Guard or, if really necessary, by the military, because they can’t let that happen.”

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