Washington, D.C. Doesn’t Need More National Guard Troops
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Troops from the South Carolina National Guard will be arriving at the nation’s capital within the next 24 hours.
At the order of President Donald Trump, 800 members of the US National Guard have been deployed to Washington, DC. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of 12 press freedom groups call for the National Guard to respect journalists working in the capital 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.
National Guard troops called on to active-duty by President Donald Trump arrived on the footsteps of the Washington Monument on Tuesday.
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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.