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July 1, 2026 ~ Retired Brigadier General Michael McDaniel joins Kevin Dietz to discuss Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s threat to pull Michigan National Guard troops from Washington, D.C., and the broader implications for state-federal relations and military deployments.
MICHIGAN ~ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is threatening to pull Michigan’s National Guard troops from Washington D.C., if President Donald Trump uses them outside of missions related to the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration.
Whitmer specifically singled out his “Safe and Beautiful Mission,” a divisive policy that has seen National Guard troops patrol the streets of D.C. to crack down on crime. “Please take all necessary measures to ensure the Michigan National Guard is only supporting the narrow and limited America 250 Mission and is in no way supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission,” she wrote in a letter to Michigan’s National Guard.
