The Washington Post issued a public correction on Wednesday after claiming National Guard troops withdrew from three major cities without any public notice, only to concede that President Donald Trump had, in fact, announced the move weeks earlier.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the Trump administration quietly removed all federalized National Guard troops from several U.S. cities after courts repeatedly blocked the president’s efforts to expand deployments in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland. In a post on X, the outlet acknowledged the error, writing that National Guard troops left three cities without any public notice.
Correction: National Guard troops withdrew from 3 cities with no public acknowledgment, other than a Trump social media post weeks earlier that announced the move. An earlier post, below, failed to note Trump’s post and has been deleted.
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— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 11, 2026
“Correction: National Guard troops withdrew from 3 cities with no public acknowledgment, other than a Trump social media post weeks earlier that announced the move. An earlier post, below, failed to note Trump’s post and has been deleted,” The Washington Post wrote.
The correction contradicts the outlet’s earlier coverage. The Washington Post previously reported on Trump’s Truth Social post, announcing he was pulling National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland. The president acknowledged that the legal challenges had already blocked any additional increases.
“We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, despite the fact that CRIME has been greatly reduced by having these great Patriots in those cities, and ONLY by that fact,” Trump wrote in December. “Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were GONE if it weren’t for the Federal Government stepping in. We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again.”
The Trump administration first moved to federalize and deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland in 2025, saying the deployments were necessary to address unrest and public safety concerns in those cities. Democratic-led states and local officials quickly sued, contending the administration exceeded its authority by attempting to expand the Guard’s role without state consent.
Federal judges subsequently issued restraining orders blocking the deployments in multiple jurisdictions. Appellate courts declined to lift those rulings. After the Supreme Court refused to intervene and allow the deployments to proceed, Trump announced he would withdraw the troops.
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