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The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the administration of President Donald Trump, who has portrayed the city as awash in crime.
A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.
On Sunday night, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine both announced their respective deployment of troops to the capital.
After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at least a month, hundreds of members of the National Guard began to arrive
President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.