The National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states deployed troops to the capital.

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

The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order earlier this week.

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Van Hollen on “This Week" over President Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C.

It’s a noticeably different situation than the chaotic one that prompted the biggest military callup in Washington since the Civil War – the 1968 riots following the assassination of civil rights leader the Rev.

Responding to a Trump administration request, three Republican-led states said they will send hundreds of additional National Guard troops to Washington. The governors of South Carolina and Ohio pledged their assistance,

The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he wished President Trump “would have done more” on Jan. 6, but supported the recent decision to deploy troops to Washington.

A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.

States are moving to send hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department

President Trump has deployed the National Guard in Washington, D.C., as part of a crime-fighting initiative. Maryland Governor Wes Moore, in an interview with Jen Psaki said, "I will not authorize the usage of the Maryland National Guard for any mission that I do not deem to be mission critical or mission aligned.

A group is planning a protest Aug. 17 against Mike DeWine sending 150 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.