The president's authority to send in federal resources is limited without the direct invitation of the state government and decisions related to calling up the National Guard are limited to state governments. Evers did announce Wednesday he has authorized 500 members of the Wisconsin National Guard to support local law enforcement. The decision came after three people were shot and two killed in Kenosha overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.
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