More National Guard troops head to D.C.
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National Guard troops patrolling Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s federal takeover could soon be armed, a White House official told . The Army said last week that Guard members would only carry weapons if necessary and would not be making arrests.
The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.
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Dressed in camouflage fatigues, National Guard troops patrolled areas of Washington Thursday, dispatched by President Donald Trump to police what he has called "out of control crime" in the city.