Three states led by Republicans send troops of the National Guard to DC

Three US states, led by Republicans, will send members of their National Guard forces to Washington, Colombia District, to strengthen approximately 800 troops that President Donald Trump has already sent to the city.

Western Virginia Governor Parack Morrisi said to send 300-400 state troops of the National Guard at the request of Trump. South Carolina will send 200 troops, and Ohio will send 150 military police from their national guard, their governors said.

Trump announced on Monday a “Emergency with Public Security”, Claiming that the nation’s capitol was “complete and complete iniquity”.

Washington’s elected officials objected to these claims, and hundreds of DC residents were protesting on Saturday.

Agents from several federal law enforcement agencies spent a week, patrolling the most crowded and tourist areas of Washington, as well as the National Guard troops.

Many in Washington, where 92% of residents voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 elections, expressed disappointment in Trump’s implementation.

The residents came to the shooting of federal officers when they patrolled over the weekend, the disappointment expanded into peaceful protests against the administration.

Marshal gathered in Dupont Circle, the central mortar in the city, and walked the streets, chanting “Free Permanent current!” When they moved, some banged the drums and called.

Residents in Washington, Columbia District, expressed concern about the crime in the polls, and a former employee of the Trump Administration (DOGE) department of the Trump (DOGE).

Trump drew a portrait of the country’s capital as “harsh gangs and bloodthirsty criminals.”

But Mayor Muriel Bowzer rejected Trump’s claims about a confused crime in the city. She acknowledged that in 2023 a splash of a crime had occurred, which he had refused since then.

The data of the Metropolitan Police (MPD) show that the killings decreased by 32% between 2023 and 2024 and reached the lowest level from 2019.

Preliminary data show that the violent crime generally decreased by 26% in 2025, compared to the same item in 2024, according to MPD. Robbery fell by 28%, BBC check the reports.

Originally Trump administration tried to take over the team But they canceled the order after the city authorities took them to court.

However, Judge Ana Raes said the mayor of Bauser is obliged to comply with the White House directives.