Trump has ‘blurred’ line between military and politics, ex-officers warn

Former leaders' report cautions against politicizing armed forces as national guard deployments raise tensions in US

With months of escalation between US cities and the Trump administration amid the deployment of national guard troops, former military officials released a report on Monday about the risks of politicizing the nation's armed forces.

The report warns that increasing domestic military deployments, such as using national guard troops for immigration enforcement in the US, and removing senior military officers and legal advisers have made the armed forces appear to serve partisan agendas.