Sixth Republican-led state sends National Guard troops to DC
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New York Magazine on MSNMore 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 number of troops in the city is expected to grow. But Army officials appear to be trying to keep them on the sidelines of President Trump’s mission.
Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.
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Gov. Mike DeWine says he won’t ‘second-guess’ Trump over deploying Ohio National Guard to D.C.
DeWine defended his decision to send 150 Ohio National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. as part of President Trump’s attempted police takeover.
It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.
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.