Trump says U.S. military should be used to fight the 'enemy within'

By Tom Bowman,

A Martínez

Published October 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM EDT

President Trump told top U.S. commanders Tuesday that he plans to use American cities as a training ground for the U.S. military to fight what he called the "enemy within."

Tom Bowman

Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon.

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A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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