**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
[Montgomery County, Ohio, August 27, 2025] – The Libertarian Party of Montgomery County condemns the deployment of the Ohio National Guard to Washington, DC, as a ridiculous act of political theater.
Under the pretense of DC’s high rates of violent crime, which have been steadily falling for decades – even after the sudden increase prompted by Donald Trump’s lockdown orders – the President has declared yet another national emergency. Despite Cleveland, Toledo, and our very own city of Dayton having higher violent crime rates, loyal party apparatchik Mike DeWine eagerly sent 150 Ohio National Guardsmen to the District of Columbia, where photos and videos show that, far from protecting the city or reducing violent crime, National Guardsmen have been reduced to garbage collectors.
“This has nothing to do with protecting citizens of Ohio and is purely a political stunt engaging in the current tribal ‘thing’, and to appeal to an ego,” said Josh Umbaugh, chair of the Libertarian Party of Montgomery County. “Any deployment of our guard needs to be considered very carefully and seriously, respectfully regarding the impact on the servicemen and women and their families.”
For media inquiries, please contact:
Libertarian Party of Montgomery County
montgomery@lpo.org
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