Trump activates National Guard in tornado-ravaged Arkansas as 37 deaths reported across multiple states
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PresidentDonaldTrumponSundayactivatedtheNationalGuardintornado-struckArkansasaftertornadoesandheavywindsrippedthroughmultiplestatesovertheweekend,leavingatleast37dead.
HeavywindstorethroughtheHeartlandonSaturday,threateningMissouri,Mississippi,Kansas,Arkansas,TexasandOklahomawithtornadoes,damagingbuildingsandhomes.Northernstates,includingSouthDakotaandMinnesota,facedblizzardwarnings.
“WeareactivelymonitoringtheseveretornadoesandstormsthathaveimpactedmanyStatesacrosstheSouthandMidwest—36innocentliveshavebeenlost,andmanymoredevastated,”TrumpsaidinaSundaypostonX.
“TheNationalGuardhavebeendeployedtoArkansas,andmyAdministrationisreadytoassistStateandLocalOfficials,astheyhelptheircommunitiestotryandrecoverfromthedamage.PleasejoinMelaniaandmeinprayingforeveryoneimpactedbytheseterriblesto