According to the BBC, US President Trump's decision to federalize the National Guard, which usually falls under state governments, is rare. According to the military website, Title 10 of the US Code — the same law Trump has invoked — was used by the federal government to take over the National Guard during the civil rights movement. Historical data shows that three former US presidents, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, used the National Guard to carry out civil rights protection and public order maintenance tasks. The force was also taken over by the federal government during the 1967 Detroit riots, the 1968 riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King, and the 1970 New York Post strike. According to CNN, the last time the US president exercised this power was during the 1992 Los Angeles riots — when four white police officers were acquitted after being videotaped assaulting a black driver, causing shock across the US.

According to the BBC, US President Trump's decision to federalize the National Guard, which usually falls under state governments, is rare. According to the military website, Title 10 of the US Code — the same law Trump has invoked — was used by the federal government to take over the National Guard during the civil rights movement. Historical data shows that three former US presidents, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, used the National Guard to carry out civil rights protection and public order maintenance tasks. The force was also taken over by the federal government during the 1967 Detroit riots, the 1968 riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King, and the 1970 New York Post strike. According to CNN, the last time the US president exercised this power was during the 1992 Los Angeles riots — when four white police officers were acquitted after being videotaped assaulting a black driver, causing shock across the US.