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Six GOP-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to DC as White House escalates police takeover
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.

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6th Republican-led state sends National Guard troops to DC as Trump continues law enforcement takeover
Trump’s second term has often tested GOP loyalty. His National Guard request is the starkest example yet.
Trump embraces tough-on-crime mantra amid DC takeover as he and Democrats claim political wins
President Donald Trump stood among several hundred law enforcement officers, National Guard troops and federal agents at a U.S. Park Police operations center in one of Washington, D.C.'s most dangero...

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Trump meets with law enforcement and National Guard troops in D.C. to thank them for anti-crime efforts
Trump issued an order targeting homeless people. In DC, he’s giving it a test run.
Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests
Since August 7, federal officials have arrested 300 people in DC who don’t have legal immigration status, the administration said — a more than tenfold increase over the typical ICE arrest numbers fo...

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President Donald Trump plans crime crackdown in Chicago similar to DC
Trump thanks police and troops as DC crackdown on crime and immigration intensifies

Republican States Are Sending Hundreds More National Guard Troops to D.C.

Republican governors are sending hundreds of National Guard troops to aid in Trump's takeover of policing in D.C.

Tennessee Becomes Latest Republican-Led State to Send National Guard to D.C.

The chair of the Democratic Governors Association, however, warned Republican governors against supporting “a dangerous, politically motivated agenda.”

Maddow Blog | As GOP governors deploy National Guard to D.C., they have the underlying policy backwards

At Donald Trump's behest, six Republican governors are sending Guard troops to Washington, D.C., though crime rates are actually higher in their own states.

What to know as GOP governors plan to send National Guard units to D.C.

National Guard troops in D.C. may soon be armed. Separately, GOP governors say they’ll send their own troops to the city.
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