Viral Videos Share with X They claim the National Guard was deployed to New York City ahead of the sentencing in the hush-money case against former President and 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump.
I told you so…
The National Guard is being deployed because it is anticipated that many police officers will call in sick on September 18th and will not need to attend Judge Marchan's sentencing of Donald Trump.
I reported this on Friday.
The National Guard is stationed nearby… https://t.co/UwzxJUn4nW
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) September 5, 2024
Verdict: False
According to VERIFY, the video shows the New York National Guard monitoring the transportation system. Also, on September 7, CNN reported that President Trump's ruling had been postponed until November 26.
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The X-Video, which has been viewed over 5 million times at the time of writing, claims that the National Guard has been deployed to New York City ahead of the ruling in President Trump's hush money lawsuit.
“They're sending in the National Guard. [sic] “The police department is expecting many officers to call in sick on September 18th and not have to attend Judge Marchan's sentencing of Donald Trump,” the video caption reads in part. “The National Guard has been positioned near the courthouse in case the police refuse to transport Donald Trump to Rikers Island,” the video continues.
The video, which shows the National Guard in Brooklyn, was reposted on X by investigative journalist Laura Loomer.
This claim is false. Check Your Fact searched for the keywords “National Guard” and “New York City” and found: Washington Post article from March 2024According to the article, New York's Democratic governor, Kathy Hawkle, has announced that she will be sending both the National Guard and state police to the New York City subway to combat crime. The article states that the National Guard and state police will be “deployed to the city's busiest stations to screen bags for weapons.”
Similarly, confirm They denied the allegations, saying the video showed security personnel from Brooklyn-based Joint Task Force Empire Shield monitoring the transit system. CNN The verdict in Trump's hush money case has been postponed until November 26th. (Related article: No, real KKK members did not show up to recent Trump rallies)
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