President Donald Trump is withdrawing National Guard troops from several U.S. cities, a direct response to a Supreme Court ruling last week that limited his authority to use federal forces for domestic law enforcement.
The withdrawal affects deployments in cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, Oregon.
The Trump administration has already abandoned its legal fight to maintain control of troops in Los Angeles, following the Court’s decision that blocked their use for policing in Chicago.
Trump announced the move in a New Year’s Eve post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again,” he wrote, framing the withdrawal as a tactical pause rather than a permanent end to the deployments.
The decision marks a shift in a months-long strategy of deploying federal personnel to cities experiencing protests and civil unrest. Notably, the withdrawal does not currently apply to the nation’s capital.
National Guard troops remain on patrol in Washington, D.C., which is under federal jurisdiction.
By James Kisoo
