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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The Trump administration's federal takeover of the Washington constabulary unit has entered its 2nd week.
National Guard troops deployed to D.C. amid President Donald Trump's transgression crackdown could soon beryllium armed.
More troops are coming aboriginal this week to assistance successful Trump's efforts. The Republican governors of Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina announced they would beryllium sending troops.
West Virginia volition deploy 350 National Guard troops to D.C., Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said 150 troops from his authorities volition get successful the coming days, and South Carolina is sending 200 troops. There are presently 800 troops deployed successful the area.
In a station connected societal level X, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced that helium approved the deployment of 200 of the state's National Guard troops to D.C.
"Crime is retired of power there, and it’s wide thing indispensable beryllium done to combat it," Reeves said. "Americans merit a harmless superior metropolis that we tin each beryllium arrogant of. I cognize the brave men and women of our National Guard volition bash an fantabulous occupation enhancing nationalist information and supporting instrumentality enforcement."
With Mississippi's deployment, the full fig of troops that volition beryllium stationed successful D.C. is estimated to beryllium 1,700.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser took to social media to disapprove of the deployment, saying, "American soldiers and airmen policing American citizens connected American ungraded is #UnAmerican."
A White House authoritative told NewsNation that astir 400 radical had been arrested since the commencement of the takeover past week, with respective tied to narcotics and firearm-related offenses.
