The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order earlier this week.

West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are sending several hundred National Guard troops to Washington to bolster the federal deployment that President Donald Trump has ordered in his effort to reduce crime in the nation’s capital.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says Trump hasn’t asked for Guard troops in D.C., stressing Virginia’s role will stay support-focused, not street patrols.