More National Guard troops head to D.C.
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Three Republican-led states have offered to send National Guard troops to the nation’s capital to join the 800 unarmed troops that President Donald Trump activated last week.
The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington at the request of the Trump administration.
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FOX 5 DC on MSNHundreds of additional National Guard troops expected to deploy to DC amid Trump takeover
Hundreds of additional National Guard troops are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C. in the coming days, as federal law enforcement ramps up its presence following dozens of arrests over the weekend.
The National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states deployed troops to the capital.
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 earlier this week.
The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.
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DeWine: Ohio National Guard troops to be sent to Washington, D.C. to help with city policing efforts
SOME OHIO NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ARE GEARING UP FOR DEPLOYMENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AS PART OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S EFFORT TO FEDERALLY TAKE OVER
Dressed in camouflage fatigues, National Guard troops patrolled areas of Washington Thursday, dispatched by President Donald Trump to police what he has called "out of control crime" in the city.