Here are states sending National Guard troops to DC
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Columnist Will Sutton on President Donald Trump's move to take over Washington, D.C. "Though the federal government is covering of the cost to have our National Guard and other troops in D.C., Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser didn't ask Trump for a federal intervention.
This comes after Trump announced he is taking control over Washington’s police department and activating National Guard troops to reduce crime.
National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.