Whitmer Threatens to Pull Michigan Guard From D.C. if Troops Join Trump Crime Mission
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 1
Whitmer Threatens to Pull Michigan Guard From D.C. if Troops Join Trump Crime Mission
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 1
Summary
A Monday letter from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers that Michigan troops in Washington must support only America 250 events or she will end the state's deployment.
Whitmer said the Michigan National Guard should provide public safety and security for the 250th-anniversary celebrations, not patrols tied to Trump's Safe and Beautiful Mission.
The Trump administration created that mission in August 2025 to crack down on crime in Washington, even as local data showed violent crime had been falling after a 2023 spike.
Michigan is among four Democratic-led states that recently sent Guard members to D.C., but Whitmer said she has not deployed and will not deploy them for the separate crime mission.