3 Republican-led states to send National Guard troops to DC
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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.
In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.
Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's capital.
The Democratic mayor reversed her tone towards Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to combat crime in her city.
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.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.” The Metropolitan Police Department “must receive approval from Commissioner Cole” before issuing any orders,
The Post mapped locations of law enforcement throughout D.C. in the days since Trump’s announcement to deploy the Guard.