Comment by roenxi
5 years ago
This seems like a dubious foundation for Twitter to start with. If Trump controls the National Guard there is a definite public interest in knowing when he is likely to deploy the National Guard. It'd be headline news after the fact; it should be telegraphed beforehand.
Trump might be bluffing, but Twitter can't possibly know.
The president does not have the authority to call in the National Guard to perform law enforcement in a state — that is the governor’s decision:
https://kstp.com/news/minnesota-national-guard-activated-to-...
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/05/599895184/why-president-trump...
> If Trump controls the National Guard there is a definite public interest
But he doesn't.
Also it is illegal for the federal government to use the military as a police force: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act