GOP states to send National Guard troops to D.C.
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The number of National Guard troops patrolling Washington, D.C., will more than double in the coming days after Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia in the past several days committed troops to President Trump’s federal takeover of the city.
Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina authorizes 200 National Guardsmen to support President Trump's law and order initiative in Washington, D.C.
National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.