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Don't Send U.S. Military To Protests, Hill Democrats Warn Trump

Calling out active-duty troops to quell widespread unrest over the death of George Floyd is an option congressional Democrats are warning would only make matters worse.
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Democratic leaders in Congress inveighed Tuesday against what they described as a push by President Trump to use the U.S. military for cracking down on nationwide protests triggered by George Floyd's death last week in Minneapolis while he was in police custody.

"Violence has no place and violence must be addressed," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi NPR's . "But there is no reason for the U.S.

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