West Virginia to send 300-400 personnel, South Carolina 200, Ohio 150 to reinforce 800 DC National Guard members deployed ...

The move comes as the Trump Administration has deployed the DC National Guard in the city and taken control of the city's police.

West Virginia National Guard troops are now being sent to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

Mobilisation of troops came at Donald Trump’s request, who has repeatedly painted the city as unsafe due to crime.