National Guard, South Carolina and DC
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SC Gov. Henry McMaster deploys National Guardsmen to Washington D.C., despite claims from city leaders that crime is at a low point.
The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order.
South Carolina and Ohio say they will send a combined 350 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., supplementing a surge of troops from Republican-led states.
South Carolina is proud to stand with President Trump as he works to restore law and order to our nation’s capital,” Gov. Henry McMaster said.