f{"id":52064,"date":"2026-10-10T21:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T04:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=52064"},"modified":"2026-10-10T21:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T04:52:25","slug":"affront-to-democracy-trumps-national-guard-troops-seen-in-front-of-ballot-box-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/affront-to-democracy-trumps-national-guard-troops-seen-in-front-of-ballot-box-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Affront to Democracy\u2019: Trump\u2019s National Guard Troops Seen in Front of Ballot Box in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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National Guard troops are seen standing in front of a ballot drop box outside the Foggy Bottom Metro station in Washington, DC on October 8. 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cArmed troops do not belong near ballot boxes,\u201d the head of the District of Columbia ACLU told Common Dreams.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Amid fears<\/a> that President Donald Trump<\/a> will send armed agents to intimidate voters during the midterms, the DC Board of Elections told Common Dreams on Friday that it is responding to complaints of National Guard troops stationed outside a ballot drop box near downtown Washington<\/a> shortly before voting was set to open.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Bryan K. Randolph, a Washington, DC-based political and legal commentator, posted a video to TikTok showing what he said were three members of the National Guard stationed in front of a ballot box<\/a> outside the Foggy Bottom Metro station, which is located on the campus of George Washington University.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI stood and watched for a few minutes before I shot this video,\u201d Randolph said. \u201cThey were there for at least a few minutes. I don\u2019t know for how much longer they\u2019d been there before that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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