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Up First podcast from NPR. Live from NPR news, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump has signed

an executive order to create specialized anti-crime units in the National Guard. NPR's

Quill Lawrence reports that critics say Trump is

politicizing the Guard. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is to create the new unit for the Washington,

D.C. National Guard and direct each state to do the same, according to the executive order.

But state governors, not the Pentagon, have authority over their state's guard for law enforcement

missions. Trump has spoken about sending state's guard for law enforcement missions.

Trump has spoken about sending National Guard to aid law enforcement in cities led by Democrats,

but Democratic lawmakers from those states say the president lacks the authority

and that mixing the military with law enforcement is ineffective and dangerous to small D.

Democracy. Trump has cited what he calls crime emergencies in cities like Washington, D.C., is ineffective and dangerous to small D democracy.

Trump has cited what he calls crime emergencies in cities like Washington, D.C. and Chicago,

despite data showing violent crime has been going down in those cities.

Quill Lawrence, NPR News.

To Minneapolis now where the Democratic National Committee is holding its summer meeting this week. NPR Stephen Fowler reports

that party leaders are detailing their plans to push back on unpopular Trump administration policies.

DNC chair Ken Martin calls Trump a, quote, dictator-in-chief whose agenda is, quote,

fascism in a red tie. He also says Democrats have to do more to fight back.

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