Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) endorsed the possibility of President Trump sending National Guard troops to New York to fight City crime.
“I’d rather all of the above,” Lawler said Sunday of the National Guard being deployed alongside the FBI and local police in response to questions on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
Host Margaret Brennan asked the New York rep if he was comfortable using federal taxpayer dollars to deploy the troops to the Empire State — something that Trump has floated doing, like he has in Washington, DC.
“Crime has been a problem in New York for years, and [Gov.] Kathy Hochul in Albany and New York City Democrats have failed miserably to tackle this crisis,” Lawler shot back.
He also pointed out that Hochul mobilized National Guard troops to patrol the subway system in New York.
The governor deployed 750 guardsmen in March 2024 to do bag checks in the city’s subways after a series of underground attacks, including the slashing of a train conductor and passengers being pushed onto the tracks.
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