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Vice President JD Vance was met with protester boos during a photo op with National Guard troops at Union Station.
The poll by progressive outfit Data for Progress also said only 11% of voters think President Donald Trump will limit National Guard deployment to DC.
The 135 Louisiana National Guard troops sent to join President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in Washington D.C. had arrived Wednesday to help local law enforcement — and they will stay there “as long as the President needs them,” Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday.
President Trump’s announcement that he would federalize D.C.'s police department and send federal agencies and National Guard to Washington sparked backlash from liberal protesters.
President Donald Trump directly controls DC's police and National Guard because of the federal enclave's unique status, experts say.
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund accused Nancy Pelosi of repeatedly denying his requests for National Guard assistance before and during Jan. 6, amid her criticism of Trump sending in the Guard over Washington,
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.
Bringing prominent White House support to the streets of Washington, Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday visited with National Guard troops at the city’s main train station as protesters chanted “free D.