Why ‘National Guard’ Is Trending on Twitter/X – Causes, Significance & Strategic Response

Published on: |June 11, 2025 Author: Ashish Kudal frd 📈 What’s fueling the trend? Federal deployment in Los Angeles President Trump invoked Title 10 to deploy ~2,000 National Guard troops (and 700 Marines) to LA amid ICE immigration raids— without state or local consent . It’s the first use of federal National Guard activation over a governor since 1965 getdaytrends.com sfchronicle.com +12 teenvogue.com +12 washingtonpost.com +12 . Intense political backlash California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass immediately condemned the move, labeling it unconstitutional and alarmist. Newsom even filed a federal lawsuit to block the deployment timesofindia.indiatimes.com +9 apnews.com +9 time.com +9 . Viral images and misinformation Photos showing troops sleeping on LA federal building floors went viral. Right‑wing figures claimed they were fake, but fact-checkers and the Pentagon confirmed their authenticity sfchronicle.com . Nationwide protests &...