What Democrats Have Recently Said About National Guard

Amid the tragic news that 2 National Guard members had been shot in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, social media users drew attention to recent comments by Democrat lawmakers on President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard to combat crime in cities across America.

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser referred to the attack as a “targeted shooting.”

“What we know is that this is a targeted shooting, one individual who appeared to target these guardsmen. That individual has been taken into custody,” said Bowser, who announced Tuesday she would be seeking reelection.

“Sen. Elissa Slotkin went on TV last Sunday and claimed that National Guardsmen were going to start shooting at American civilians,” posted Greg Price, who formerly served as a rapid response manager for the Trump White House.

In an interview Sunday, Slotkin, D-Mich., defended her decision to appear in a video with other Democrats that urged military members to not follow “illegal orders” from the Trump administration.

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“So, for me, my primary concern is the use of U.S. military on American shores, on our city—in our cities and in our streets. We’ve seen now the courts overturn the deployment of U.S. military into our streets, including here in Washington, D.C,” Slotkin said on ABC program “This Week.”

“When you look at these videos coming out of places like Chicago, it makes me incredibly nervous that we’re about to see people in law enforcement, people in uniform military get nervous, get stressed, shoot at American civilians,” she added.

“It is very—a very, very stressful situation for these law enforcement and for the communities on the ground.”

Slotkin’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment about her remarks on “This Week.” In an X post Wednesday, she called the shooting “heartbreaking.”

Price also highlighted remarks by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, made on Aug. 31. “J.B. Pritzker claimed that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard was an ‘attack on the American people’ and will be used to ‘stop the 2026 elections,'” wrote Price.

Trump sent National Guard troops to Chicago in October.

Priztker’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On X, he posted that Wednesday’s attack was “unacceptable violence.”

Steve Guest, who formerly worked for Sen. Ted Cruz and the Republican National Committee, highlighted remarks made by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.

“Democrats from Elissa Slotkin to Gavin Newsom need to watch their dangerous rhetoric,” wrote Guest. “Last month, Gavin Newsom said that National Guard troops in cities were ‘right out of the dictator’s handbook.'”

Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On X, Newsom posted, “There must be zero tolerance for violence — of any kind — against the brave men and women in uniform who selflessly serve our communities and our country.”

Trump, who pledged on Truth Social Wednesday that the shooter “will pay a very steep price,” first brought the National Guard to Washington, D.C. in August. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday more National Guard troops would be coming to D.C.

“This happened just steps from the White House and it will not stand and that’s why President Trump has asked me—and I will ask the secretary of the Army to the National Guard—to add 500 additional troops, National Guardsmen, to Washington, D.C.,”  said Hegseth.

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