National Guard Sent To Stop Crime, Crime Decides To Start Shooting Instead
KEY POINTS
- ā¢President Trump requested 500 additional National Guard to Washington, D.C., after two were shot near the White House on November 26.
- ā¢As of late November 2025, approximately 2,200 National Guard troops remain deployed in D.C. from a peak of 2,500 since August.
- ā¢D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued to end the deployment, claiming it violates the Posse Comitatus Act, with a judge pausing the ruling until December 11.
- ā¢Despite legal challenges, Mayor Muriel Bowser agreed to 'coordinate' with the Trump administration, while the FBI assists the shooting investigation.
In a plot twist worthy of a sitcom rerun, President Trump wants to parachute 500 more National Guard troops into Washington, D.C., adding to the 2,200 still camped out since August 2025. This federal long-term Airbnb started as a crime crackdown but now looks like D.C.'s unwelcome summer vacation buddy, expected to drag on through summer 2026 per Attorney General Brian Schwalbās lawsuit. Meanwhile, West Virginiaās 180 troops are apparently the most misplaced volunteers ever, right as two National Guard members were shot near the White House on November 26. Gov. Patrick Morriseyās X updates initially confused death reports with 'conflicting reports,' keeping Twitter guessing. Trump, ever the dramatic showman, vowed the assailant would 'pay a very steep price' while FBIās Kash Patel lent a helping hand in the investigation. Local D.C. politics? Mayor Muriel Bowser agreed to cooperate 'to the maximum extent allowable by law,' though she told Schwalb privately to zip it on suing. The whole charade tiptoes around the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act banning military law enforcement duties, while Judge Jia Cobb paused a ruling against the deployment until December 11. At this point, the National Guard in D.C. resembles an uninvited, overstay-and-refuse-to-leave house guest with questionable manners.
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When your National Guard deployment turns into a years-long slumber party next to the White House, you know the crime crackdown plans moonwalked straight into 'extended stay nightmare.' The FBI's helping now, probably with an exit strategy.
Only in America can a crime crackdown turn into 'National Guard: permanent residence edition' with legal battles worthy of a soap opera.
West Virginia sent 180 troops to D.C., but it sounds more like a field trip that forgot to bring the bus home.
Source: Axios | Published: 11/26/2025 | Author: April Rubin
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