States to send hundreds of National Guard members
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Protesters in Washington, D.C., chanted “Trump must go now” and “Free D.C.” as they walked from Dupont Circle to the White House Saturday afternoon, passing several police officers as well as National Guard troops.
National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states deployed troops to the capital.
A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.
President Donald Trump announced he is placing the Washington, DC, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, saying the move is aimed at restoring order in the city.