National Guard, Trump and DC
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The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order.
The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.
Six Republican states have sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in response to President Trump's crime crackdown, amid questions about the operation's focus.
National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.
"out of control." Advocates, lawmakers and many residents have pushed back on that characterization, which defies crime data. Republican governors have opted to bolster Trump’s forces by sending their own guardsmen to Washington beginning with Ohio,
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has directed his state’s National Guard to support President Donald Trump’s initiative to restore safety in Washington, D.C.
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