National Guard, Trump and Washington
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Republican governors are sending hundreds of National Guard troops to aid in Trump's takeover of policing in D.C.
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Van Hollen on “This Week" over President Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C.
The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.
President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in the city.
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.
It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.
President Donald Trump slammed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore from the Oval Office on Thursday. The governor responded in a social media video, as a clash continues about the use of the National Guard.