By SEAN MURPHY and GEOFF MULVIHILL

Summary:

– Gov. Stitt opposes sending National Guard troops to other states without host approval.

– He supports federalizing troops to assist federal agencies instead.

– His stance contrasts with other Republican leaders backing Trump’s deployments.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt , the chair of the National Governors Association , said Thursday that he opposes sending National Guard troops across state borders without the permission of the state receiving them.

The position from a sitting Republican official posed a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump’s push to send National Guard troops to cities in states where Democrats are in charge, including Chicago where Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker ar

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