6 Republican governors sending National Guard troops to D.C.
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Six states send National Guard troops to Washington as Trump deploys soldiers to combat crime, and federalizes Metropolitan Police Department.
Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana pledged to send National Guard troops to Washington. They could carry weapons in the city.
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WAPT on MSNMississippi National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC, for crime crackdown efforts
MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO WASHINGTON D-C TO ASSIST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CRIME CRACKDOWN . GOVERNOR TATE REEVES ANNOUNCED 2 HUNDRED MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED.
This comes after Trump announced he is taking control over Washington’s police department and activating National Guard troops to reduce crime.
The military vehicle, which is designed to withstand explosive attacks, collided with a "civilian vehicle" just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Crime is out of control there, and it’s clear something must be done to combat it,” Mississippi’s governor said.
National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.