GOP states pour National Guard troops into D.C.
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The Republican governors of West Virginia and South Carolina 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 nation's capital as awash in crime.
National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced Saturday evening via his personal X account that he is deploying members of the South Carolina National Guard to support President Trump in Washington.