These 6 states have agreed to send National Guard troops to DC

In addition to President Donald Trump’s operation in the nation’s capital, three other Republican governors have dispatched National Guard troops there. With the announcement of deployments from Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana, the number of troops from six states now stands at over 1,100. D.C.

Troops from South Carolina, West Virginia, and Ohio had already committed to the operation.

In the event of a natural disaster or other emergency in their home states, the governors who are sending troops say they reserve the right to call them back.

While answering questions at the White House, President Trump discussed the deployment.

“There is something going on in D.C. at the moment. We went from being in the most dangerous area on earth to one where friends and Democrats are contacting me and saying, “Sir, I want to thank you.” For the first time in four years, my wife and I went out to supper last night. And you accomplished that in four days, and Washington, D.C. is safe.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser raised doubts about the operation’s goal, claiming it had more to do with immigration enforcement than crime prevention.

“This isn’t rational. It doesn’t make sense, you know that. A thousand persons traveling from other states to Washington, D.C., is not supported by the district’s actual population. “You are aware of that,” she said.

The president’s claim that there is a “rampant” threat in D.C. is not supported by public data on crime rates.

According to data from the Justice Department, violent crime in the city is really at its lowest level in 30 years. When compared to the same period last year, violent crime has decreased by almost 26% this year, according to data from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.

There is also a greater presence of other federal agencies in the city, such as Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which have seized firearms and made several arrests of unauthorized immigrants.