National Guard, Ohio and Mike DeWine
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Along with the 800 D.C. National Guard members already mobilized in the city, the deployments announced would bring the number of Guard members to about 1,700.
Gov. Mike DeWine is explaining and defending his decision to send 150 Ohio National Guard troops to Washington DC to help with what President Trump has declared to be a public safety emergency.
Gov. DeWine announced over the weekend he’s sending the troops to join more than 700 other soldiers ordered into Washington, D.C.
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.