GOP states pour National Guard troops into D.C.
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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.
National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.
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.
Backed by a 13-year alliance through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, South