Trump sending Fort Bragg troops to DC to quell riots
While many states told the president they did not need military presence, at least 200 active-duty police, many from Fort Bragg, are headed to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF GEORGE
FLOYD.
WHAT WILL THEY DO IN THE
NATIONAL CAPITOL?
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
MAKING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT LAST
NIGHT.
THIS MORNING WE'RE LEARNING
THAT THOSE REFERENCED SOLDIERS
WILL BE COMING FROM FORT BRAGG.
>> I AM DISPATCHING THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS OF HEAVILY ARMED
SOLDIERS, MILITARY PERSONNEL,
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO
STOP THE RIOTING, LOOTING,
VANDALISM, ASSAULTS, AND THE
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
>> THE RIOTS IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. CONTINUED LAST NIGHT
DESPITE A CURFEW.
OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
LOOTING HAS TAKEN PLACE, FIRES
SET AND SEVERAL VIOLENT CLASHES
WITH POLICE HAVE LED TO
INJURIES.
THE PRESIDENT IS ABLE TO DEPLOY
THE FORT BRAGG TROOPS TO D.C.
IT CAN BE AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL
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