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ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Van Hollen on “This Week" over President Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C.
The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.
President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in the city.
It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.
Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation’s capital.