Mainstream Media Finds Concern for Trump's Guard Deployments... Four Years Later
The Hill is reporting that Congress is now, in 2021, showing 'scrutiny' toward Donald Trump's National Guard deployments from 2020. One might wonder where this rigorous examination was when federal troops were deployed to suppress peaceful protests, or when actual wars of aggression were being launched and funded with bipartisan enthusiasm. This sudden concern for the Guard's proper use (and the
implied misuse by a former president) comes after a critical period where the very systems that could have been scrutinized were instead lauded or ignored. Perhaps this newfound diligence will extend to the current administration's use of military resources, or—dare we dream—to the hundreds of billions in aid funneled to foreign conflicts. Don't hold your breath. This 'scrutiny' appears less about
oversight and more about selective amnesia, or perhaps, establishing a narrative for figures no longer in power, leaving the present unchallenged.