J. D. Vance, Pete Hegseth
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The president has direct control over DC’s National Guard, unlike every other unit, which is under the authority of state governors.
An estimated 1,900 troops are being deployed in D.C. with more than half are coming from GOP-led states responding to the Trump admin.
A visit to National Guard members patrolling Union Station in downtown Washington D.C. by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met by protestors.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explains what is ‘front and center’ in President Donald Trump’s quest to make Washington, D.C. safe on 'The Ingraham Angle.'
The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee announced 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.