Burgum says Trump deploying National Guard to Democratic-led cities is not political: ‘He’s not targeting anything’

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum insists that President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Democratic-led cities is not politically driven. He told CNN that the president is “not targeting anything,” contradicting critics who allege partisan motives behind the federal action.

Burgum says Trump deploying National Guard to Democratic-led cities is not political: ‘He’s not targeting anything’