West Virginia sending National Guard troops to D.C
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Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.
On Sunday night, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine both announced their respective deployment of troops to the capital.
After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at least a month, hundreds of members of the National Guard began to arrive
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.
President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.
It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.