Many of Trump’s supporters have cheered this, claiming that it is the responsibility of the president to send federal troops wherever he determines they are needed. As noted by David Yassky:Statutes subsequent to the Dick Act have placed the National Guard under ever-greater federal control. The Dick Act introduced the use of the phrase “National Guard” in federal statutes. Trump has even proposed a permanent nationwide “reaction force” of National Guard troops for deployment to American cities at the president’s discretion. One would think that those who purport to oppose federal power and support individual liberty would balk at the idea of handing over even more coercive power to the federal government.