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Only POTUS can do that, the Mayor does not have any such authority.
Governors?
Trump is the Governor of DC
haha - It's King Roy
There is no governor for DC, POTUS acts in that capacity. The Mayor has control of the city itself, but like any Mayor all she can do is request the Guard. FYI, pelosi and Mitch refused additional presence for the 6th.
POTUS has the authority, he can designate that but it passes thru his hnds because it's Federal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Army_National_Guard
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/12406
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/htownrush/why-washington-dc-lacks-the-power-to-call-up-national-guard/285-f7228982-2dc4-4341-8b51-174f8730a1f4
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But this is not just the DC guard - it is from 5 different states. I live in NC and just got a message to state citizens that Roy Cooper has ordered the NG to DC - not sure how many.
Yeah, DC does not have much in the way of Guard, they have to come from other States.
Are you somehow imagining that NC Guard units are working for 'someone' in DC? Not being snarky, just trying to figure out what confuses you here.
The Guard in other States is federalized and working for POTUS, as always. POTUS can delegate his authority, sure, but he has not given it to the Mayor or Pelosi.
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