You don’t station thousands of troops in the nation’s capital for several years unless you know you’ll need them. We are too easily getting distracted, and walking away from the giant red flags they are flying - and it’s giving them ground every single day to further consolidate power.

Trump Administration Signs Contract for Long-Term National Guard Housing in D.C.The move was the latest sign that President Trump intends to keep armed Guard members deployed in the capital through the end of his term.www.nytimes.com