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Three Republican-led states are deploying National Guard members to Washington to help the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.
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.
Backed by a 13-year alliance through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, South
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster addressed recent questions surrounding the state National Guard’s role in federal law enforcement efforts.