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Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago

Members of the National Guard patrol near the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C.

President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations -- and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act -- for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.

(Image credit: Al Drago)

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