National Guard troops from 4 states begin arriving in DC
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Six Republican states have sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in response to President Trump's crime crackdown, amid questions about the operation's focus.
Crime is out of control there, and it’s clear something must be done to combat it,” Mississippi’s governor said.
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.