Ohio deploys National Guard to minimize protests during presidential debate in Cleveland

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The National Guard will be one of several groups deployed to maintain order outside of the first presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday night.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson told residents of his city on Monday that the Ohio National Guard would be in Cleveland to secure the area and to reduce any “distractions” that might be caused by protesters.

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