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Vermont Governor Rejects Trump's National Guard Deployment Plans

10/11/2025

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott criticized President Donald J. Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, calling it unconstitutional and divisive.
He said he would reject similar requests for Vermont's National Guard.
Scott condemned Trump's threat to jail state officials and said he would oppose such actions.
Amid Vermont's Democratic Party criticism of his letter urging a bipartisan funding extension, Scott clarified that he intended to include health care subsidies in his proposal.

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott criticized President Donald J. Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, calling it unconstitutional and divisive.
He said he would reject similar requests for Vermont's National Guard.
Scott condemned Trump's threat to jail state officials and said he would oppose such actions.
Amid Vermont's Democratic Party criticism of his letter urging a bipartisan funding extension, Scott clarified that he intended to include health care subsidies in his proposal.