Former Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer said this week that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were making rookie mistakes by sending National Guard troops to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital.

Speaking on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins,” Monday, Gainer said, “He’s overestimating his assessment of what those National Guard personnel can do now and demonstrating his inexperience in policing and a complex environment.”

Trump announced earlier in the month that Washington, D.C.’s, police would be put under federal control and National Guard troops have been deployed after a public safety emergency.

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.