National Guard troops from 4 states begin arriving in DC
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Tennessee has sent 160 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump and the White House continue to push their crime fighting directive.
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More 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.
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.
In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.
It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.
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