Multiple Republican-led states are sending their own National Guard troops to the District of Columbia to bolster President Trump's sweeping anti-crime clampdown in the nation's capital.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine all announced over the weekend that they would send hundreds of soldiers from their states in the coming days to nearly double the 800 D.C. National Guard members already mobilized. All three GOP governors noted in their advisories that they were acting on requests from the Trump administration.

"West Virginia is proud to stand with President Trump in his effort to restore pride and beauty to our nation’s capital," Morrisey said in a statement.........

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