The representative Mark Alford, R-MO., It seems to disagree with President Donald Trump when it comes to deploying the National Guard in certain situations.
Speaking in a town hall in its district on Monday, Alford said he does not believe that the federal government should send troops to different cities from Washington, DC and Los Angeles unless the governors request them.
The comment came in the middle of a heated trip in Harrisonville, where attendees dedicated themselves to exchanges shouted with each other and with Alford, which is sometimes difficult for him to answer questions without interruptions.
After saying that he was fine with Trump sending the guard to Washington and Los Angeles earlier this year in response to protests against the application of immigration, Alford indicated that there was a line that he does not feel comfortable crossing.
“But I don’t think we should send the National Guard to other cities unless the governor, unless the governor [asks]”, Said.
Trump is increasing its threats to deploy guard members in other cities. Trump said Sunday that he is considering sending troops to “clean” Baltimore, and has suggested that he would do the same to “straighten” Chicago.
The Democratic leaders of Illinois and Maryland have criticized Trump for their comments. The governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker and the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, responded to Trump on Monday, saying that troops were not needed in Chicago and described Trump’s threats an attempt at political intimidation.
The governor of Maryland, Wes Moore, and the mayor of Baltimore, Brandon Scott, also rejected Trump’s threats. Moore said “it would not be open” for the deployment of the guard members in Baltimore, and added that as a governor he would not authorize that movement.
A Alford spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comments on Monday night about his position on Trump’s threats to send the guard to Chicago and Baltimore.
Alford was first chosen in 2022 and won the re -election last year with more than 71% of the votes. Trump supported him on social networks last week.
