National Guard on D.C. streets will soon be armed, Pentagon says
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump's law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said.
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A White House official has said National Guard members deployed to D.C. as part of President Trump’s effort to address crime and take control of the city’s police force “may be armed,” but that they would not make arrests.
National Guard members and federal law enforcement officers are patrolling the city as part of President Trump's effort to assert federal control over policing in the District.
National Guard troops patrolling Washington, D.C. as part of President Donald Trump's crime crackdown could soon be armed, a White House official said.
National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. will increase as states commit personnel to President Trump's federal takeover. White House says they may be armed.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump's law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said.
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump's crackdown will be armed. The Defense Department didn’t immediately offer any other details about the new development Friday. or why it was needed.
