Minnesota brings its troops home from D.C. early
Tim Walz decided his state's National Guard has had enough of playing backup in the capital.
Democratic governors sending state troops to support Trump’s massive military deployment in D.C. was always an awkward setup. Now, after taking heavy heat from their own voters, the exit strategy is officially underway.
Minnesota is packing up its guardsmen ahead of schedule, proving that state troops aren't hanging around for an optics disaster. That immediately puts all the spotlight on Michigan, where political pressure to follow suit is reaching a boiling point.
Governors are quickly learning that helping staff a federalized force in the nation's capital comes with massive local political costs.
Deploying soldiers into a political firestorm is easy, but pulling them back without looking compromised is where the real maneuvering begins.
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