Washington Post Walks Back Guard Pull-Out Story

Clear Facts

• The Washington Post corrected its report, admitting President Trump had announced the National Guard withdrawal weeks earlier.
• Trump confirmed via social media that troops would leave Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland after courts blocked further deployments.
• Legal challenges from Democratic-led jurisdictions led to federal courts blocking extended National Guard activities in these cities.

The Washington Post issued a correction after failing to acknowledge President Trump’s social media announcement regarding the National Guard withdrawal. The administration initially sent troops to address unrest and safety challenges in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland.

Legal action from state and local leaders challenged the federal deployment, claiming the administration overstepped state authority. Federal judges upheld restraining orders against further expansion of the Guard’s role amid rising tensions.

“Correction: National Guard troops withdrew from 3 cities with no public acknowledgment, other than a Trump social media post weeks earlier that announced the move. An earlier post, below, failed to note Trump’s post and has been deleted,” The Washington Post wrote.

President Trump announced, “We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, despite the fact that CRIME has been greatly reduced by having these great Patriots in those cities, and ONLY by that fact. Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were GONE if it weren’t for the Federal Government stepping in. We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again.”

After the Supreme Court declined to overturn the lower courts’ decisions, Trump made the troop withdrawal official. Supporters credit the initial deployment for stabilizing those cities and view the controversy as ongoing evidence of federal-state tensions.

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