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Army Vet REVEALS Trump’s ENDGAME with Troops

2025-08-22 News & Politics
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Analyzing Trump's National Guard Deployment Strategy in D.C.

Understand how Donald Trump uses National Guard deployments to provoke conflict, test troop loyalty, and potentially pave the way for an authoritarian escalation.

Short Summary

  • Governors from six Republican-led states deployed National Guard troops into Washington D.C. following Trump's request.
  • Experts argue this move is not about crime control, but about instigating violence in a "blue city" using politically aligned troops.
  • The strategy follows predictable authoritarian patterns, potentially setting the stage for wider domestic military intervention. This discussion unpacks Kris Goldsmith's analysis of why deploying "red state" National Guard units into D.C. is a calculated step in an emerging authoritarian playbook, going beyond local security concerns.

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Army veteran turned Nazi hunter Kris Goldsmith joins Ken Harbaugh to expose Donald Trump’s latest call to Republican governors to deploy their National Guards to Washington, D.C. This isn’t about public safety—it’s about provoking conflict in a blue city, testing troop loyalty, and setting the stage for something far more dangerous. DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://JoinDeleteMe.com/ken and use promo code: KEN at checkout! Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Subscribe to Kris’s Substack here: https://onoffense.substack.com/ Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

Top Comments (10)

@rockwinkle51 2025-08-22

If you want to fight crime in DC you start where the crime actually is, in the Whitehouse.

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@candidaprout560 2025-08-22

I thought that the military makes a Oath to the Constitution not to dictators.

2.3k 299 replies
@beccapalme9851 2025-08-22

This is martial law people.

1.2k 56 replies
@Robrulz666icloud 2025-08-22

What do American vets think of US troops on their knees rolling out the Red Carpet to a War Criminal?

1.1k 85 replies
@onefatstratcat 2025-08-22

Don't we have any Generals with any balls to stop this shit?

993 114 replies
@kingmusa8618 2025-08-22

He wouldn’t send help to Texans during the flood but sent the guard to DC and his lawyers to Maxwell to keep her silent

896 20 replies
@GerryKuehner 2025-08-22

This is nuts. His project 25 is here. Wake up people. He will be gone, but this BS will not be forgotten.

889 36 replies
@MartinJ-t7y 2025-08-22

Give Trump an inch and he will take a Constitution. 🔥

397 12 replies
@AlanBoorstein 2025-08-24

I still abide by the oath I took on 27 September, 1966. I wish the current members of the National Guard would do the same.

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@stephenleach1410 2025-09-02

Vet with son buried in Arlington living in Florida. Veterans UNITE ‼️❤️‍🔥☠️⚔️🇺🇲

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