3 Republican-led states to send National Guard troops to DC
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Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.
The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.
It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.
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.
The Post mapped locations of law enforcement throughout D.C. in the days since Trump’s announcement to deploy the Guard.