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Homeland Expert Lora Ries: National Guard in American Cities

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. Photo: AP News, Associated Press/AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld

Homeland Expert Lora Ries: National Guard in American Cities
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What should be considered with US National Guard units being deployed in some of the USA’s most significant and seemingly most violent cities? Have the local authorities failed to control the crime in their cities, and is a stronger federal presence needed?

National-recognized homeland security expert Lora Ries (as seen on Newsmax and Fox News) joins The Morning Update to discuss the dire conditions in Portland (OR), Chicago, and Memphis, and what steps need to be taken to quell the violent unrest.

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