GOP States Send Hundreds of National Guard Troops
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Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina have also deployed the Guard to Washington to support President Trump’s crackdown on the city.
Backed by a 13-year alliance through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, South
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.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster addressed recent questions surrounding the state National Guard’s role in federal law enforcement efforts.