Emergency Statement: South Carolinians Condemn the Deployment of the S.C. National Guard to D.C.
We remind our leaders: Your power comes from the people, not from the threat of force.
August 17, 2025
Emergency Statement: South Carolinians Condemn the Deployment of the S.C. National Guard to D.C.
We unequivocally condemn yesterday's announcement that Governor Henry McMaster is sending the South Carolina National Guard to Washington, D.C. to support the regime's agenda.
The deployment of the National Guard and militarized forces into the streets of Washington, D.C. — our nation's capital, the symbolic heart of American democracy — is an authoritarian move cloaked in the language of "order."
This isn't about security or peace or order. This is about power. This is about silencing dissent through intimidation.
Tanks and troops do not belong on our streets.
We will not stand for the militarization of our nation's capital, nor for the military being weaponized against our people.
The militarization of D.C. is not a show of strength. It's a show of fear. It's a government afraid of its own people. This is what creeping authoritarianism looks like. This is what happens when elected leaders forget who they are supposed to serve and decide to rule by force.
We refuse to accept the normalization of military presence in civilian life. Washington, D.C. is not a war zone. Our people are not the enemy. The National Guard was not created to patrol city blocks in peacetime, to menace homeless people and protestors, or to send a political message.
Every soldier deployed against civilians weakens the foundation of our republic.
We reject the notion that military intervention is a legitimate answer to the fake crisis Trump claims is happening in D.C. When our government turns its uniformed forces inward against its own citizens, it risks not only escalating tensions, but undermining the public's trust in the institutions meant to serve them.
We demand:
An immediate withdrawal of all military forces from Washington, D.C.
Accountability from SC Governor Henry McMaster and his counterparts in West Virginia and Ohio who have confirmed they are also sending the National Guard to D.C.
A reaffirmation from our elected leaders to uphold the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution
We call on elected leaders at every level to denounce this militarization of our public life.
We remind our leaders: Your power comes from the people, not from the threat of force.
Signed,
Carolinas
Voices of Florida
Maybe Lindsey “Little Ladybugs” Graham could help.
So let me get this straight—you’re pearl-clutching over the National Guard being deployed to D.C., but were totally fine when Democrats spent ALL OF 2020 turning American cities into actual war zones? Spare me.
In 2020 alone, BLM/Antifa riots caused **OVER \$2 BILLION IN INSURED DAMAGES** across the country—the MOST EXPENSIVE WAVE OF CIVIL UNREST IN U.S. HISTORY (Insurance Information Institute, 2021). More than **25 PEOPLE WERE KILLED** in those “MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS.” And where was the outrage about militarization then? Oh right—you were busy calling burning police stations and looted businesses “JUSTICE.”
Fast forward to Biden’s term—he authorized **25,000 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS** to D.C. in 2021 for his inauguration. That’s the LARGEST DOMESTIC DEPLOYMENT TO THE CAPITAL SINCE THE CIVIL WAR. Tanks, checkpoints, razor wire around the Capitol—it looked more like BAGHDAD than America. Not a peep from you then, because it was YOUR TEAM in charge.
Now Trump calls in a fraction of that to restore order and suddenly it’s “AUTHORITARIAN”? Please. The hypocrisy is laughable.
Here’s the reality: In 2023 alone, Washington D.C. hit a **20-YEAR HOMICIDE HIGH** with **274 MURDERS** (Metropolitan Police Department data). Carjackings are up nearly **500% SINCE 2018**. You can’t even pump gas in that city without looking over your shoulder. If anything, D.C. needs MORE GUARD PRESENCE, not less.
So yeah—BOO-HOO, CRY HARDER. This isn’t about “AUTHORITARIANISM.” This is about Democrats being mad they don’t get to play dress-up with soldiers anymore. YOU NORMALIZED THIS BACK IN 2021, and now that the shoe’s on the other foot, suddenly you’re “FREEDOM FIGHTERS”? Nah. This is the America YOUR SIDE BUILT. OWN IT.