Ohio, DeWine and National Guard
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Six states send National Guard troops to Washington as Trump deploys soldiers to combat crime, and federalizes Metropolitan 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.
Six states have pledged to send troops to Washington, D.C., swelling the number of National Guard brought to support federal law enforcement.
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.
More than 50 people attended a Columbus protest Sunday against sending Ohio National Guard troops to the nation's capital.