White House, National Guard
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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.
Troop deployments and patrols in downtown areas got the most attention, but life in historically diverse neighborhoods was reshaped as well.
Six states send National Guard troops to Washington as Trump deploys soldiers to combat crime, and federalizes Metropolitan Police Department.
The city’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit calling for an emergency restraining order to block the move, accusing the Trump Administration of implementing a “hostile takeover” of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) that would lead to “imminent, irreparable harm”.