South Carolina National Guard troops were sent to the nation's capital under Governor Henry McMaster's executive order.

South Carolina Democrats have called on Governor Henry McMaster to keep the South Carolina National Guard in the state during hurricane season, with the Republican governor planning to send hundreds of troops to Washington DC to aide President Trump's federal crackdown on crime and homelessness in the nation's capital.

SC Gov. Henry McMaster deploys National Guardsmen to Washington D.C., despite claims from city leaders that crime is at a low point.