GOP States Send Hundreds of National Guard Troops
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The National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states deployed troops to the capital.
Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.
The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said he wished President Trump “would have done more” on Jan. 6, but supported the recent decision to deploy troops to Washington.
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Van Hollen on “This Week" over President Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C.
Dressed in camouflage fatigues, National Guard troops patrolled areas of Washington Thursday, dispatched by President Donald Trump to police what he has called "out of control crime" in the city.