This morning at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) sharply questioned senior Defense Department officials about President Trumps Sept. 30 remark suggesting some dangerous cities be used as training grounds for the National Guard.

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Kelly read the presidents line to witnesses I told Pete we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military National Guard and asked whether the Department of Defense has any policy authorizing using civilian communities as training grounds and American citizens as training tools.

General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF, testifying for the Pentagon, replied unequivocally: No, Senator, there is not. Guillot said there is no DOD precedent for conducting combat-oriented training in American comm

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