Three states to send hundreds of National Guard troops
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The Ohio National Guard is heading to Washington, D.C. According to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, approximately 150 military police with the guard are expected to arrive in the nation’s capital in the coming days.
President Donald Trump recently promised Washington would be "LIBERATED" from "Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum."
The Post mapped locations of law enforcement throughout D.C. in the days since Trump’s announcement to deploy the Guard.
Dressed in camouflage fatigues, National Guard troops patrolled areas of Washington Thursday, dispatched by President Donald Trump to police what he has called "out of control crime" in the city.
National Guard troops scaled up their presence in D.C. Thursday, with several stationed around the National Mall, at Union Station, on the subway, and other places.
A significantly larger National Guard presence is expected across Washington, D.C. starting Wednesday, as operations shift from evening patrols to around-the-clock deployment, according to a White House official.