The National Guard mistakenly sent an internal sentiment analysis to a newspaper, showing that most reactions to Trump’s D.C. takeover are adverse and risks widening a rift between troops and civilians.

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest.

Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.

President Donald Trump said Friday he would send the National Guard to Memphis, confirming it’s the next city he’ll target in his crime crackdown after ending the initiative in Washington, D.C. this week. Trump said on Fox & Friends his administration will send the “National Guard and anybody else we need” to Memphis, calling it “deeply troubled.”