US vice-president, at Washington’s Union Station with Stephen Miller and Pete Hegseth, defends use of troops in area with less crime

  • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    They’re getting paid. In order for Trump to actually have power over them, they have to be on federal orders which don’t get issued without funding attached. I guarantee none of them would be there for free, because remember that guard soldiers are civilians with regular jobs most of the time. Ain’t nobody taking an unpaid vacation to stand around and do nothing for photo ops.