The platform said: “Rebuild our cities, including Washington DC, making them safe, clean, and beautiful again”
2024 Republican Platform, Promise 11What was done: Sent National Guard troops into several cities. Courts, including the Supreme Court, blocked several of the deployments.
On September 2, 2025, Judge Charles Breyer ruled that the use of troops in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act. A federal judge in Oregon permanently blocked the deployment to Portland in November 2025. On December 23, 2025, the Supreme Court declined to allow Guard troops to deploy in the Chicago area. We have found no new federal program to rebuild cities.
Sources
- CNN — Judge says use of military in L.A. violated federal law
- SCOTUSblog — Court rejects Illinois Guard deployment
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