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Vice President JD Vance says National Guard troops are making substantial progress tackling crime in Washington, D.C., and suggests their mission may extend beyond 30 days.
The National Guard has been deployed many times historically. Experts say the president's decision to deploy the Guard as a blanket response to crime in D.C. is a departure from its intended mission.
The moves came as protesters pushed back on federal law enforcement and National Guard troops fanning out in the heavily Democratic city following President Donald Trump’s executive order.
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New York Magazine on MSNMore High-Crime States Send National Guard to Tame Washington
Six Republican governors agreed to send National Guardsmen to support Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C.