Trump wanted to deploy 10,000 troops in Washington D.C., official says

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Trump wanted to deploy 10,000 troops in Washington D.C., official says
U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisors at one point this past week he wanted 10,000 troops to deploy to the Washington D.C. area to halt civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd, according to a senior U.S. official.



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