3 GOP-led states sending National Guard troops to DC
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National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.
West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., boosting security and readiness ahead of key political events The Silicon Review.
The number of National Guard troops patrolling Washington, D.C., will more than double in the coming days after Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia in the past several days committed troops to President Trump’s federal takeover of the city.
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.
SC Gov. Henry McMaster deploys National Guardsmen to Washington D.C., despite claims from city leaders that crime is at a low point.
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina authorizes 200 National Guardsmen to support President Trump's law and order initiative in Washington, D.C.
Backed by a 13-year alliance through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, South
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump’s move to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., as lacking “seriousness” amid the president’s push to combat