Bush family probably returns to politics

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Bush family probably returns to politics

A member of the Bush family apparently has political ambitions. The conflict over police sovereignty in the US capital is initially settled. All developments in the news blog.

The US state of West Virginia wants to send hundreds of national guards to the capital and support the commitment ordered by President Donald Trump in Washington. At the request of the US government, he would send 300 to 400 national guards, West Virginia’s republican governor Patrick Morrisey said. U.S. media reported, citing government circles, with the additional soldiers the troop contingent announced on Monday should be increased by 800 national guards.

According to Morrisey, the emergency services from his state should help to “restore” the “cleanliness and security” in the capital. Trump had justified the commitment of the national guard with supposedly sprawling crime in Washington and also spoke of an increasing neglect of public space – although the official crime statistics did not confirm his claim. According to critics, the procedure of the US government should rather aim to demonstratively show strength and thus distract from domestic political problems.

The Bush family could soon play a role again. After the President George HW Bush and George W. Bush and the former governor of Florida Jeb Bush, another sprout apparently has political ambitions. As the magazine “Newsweek” reports, Jonathan Bush, a cousin by George W. Bush, should think about a candidacy as governor of the US state of Main. There has already been a fundraising campaign for him. In addition, he is said to have already put together a committee to help in the election campaign. Bush is a businessman and has so far led various start-ups.

Some troops of the National Guard, which are stationed in Washington DC, will now wear firearms to fulfill their order in the city, according to two US officials compared to NBC News. Not all troops will wear weapons, an official said. The armament of the troops has been a change since the guards were sent to the district for the first time at the beginning of the week. Your task was to fight crime and homelessness in the capital. A spokesman for the Joint Task Force said in a statement that the members of the guard “could be armed in accordance with their mission and training”.

According to the government’s announcement by US President Donald Trump to put the police in Washington under their control, and a subsequent lawsuit by the capital, both sides have reached an agreement. According to the compromise that was achieved in front of a federal court on Friday (local time), the head of the anti-drug police DEA, Terry Cole, should not take direct control over the capital police, but should provide instructions on the mayor’s office. Cole had recently been declared Washington’s “emergency police chief” by the Federal Government.