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Republican governors from South Carolina,
Ohio and West Virginia are sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington,
D.C. to support President Trump's crackdown on street crime and homelessness in the nation's capital.
This as many residents are voicing their anger at Trump's efforts to overhaul policing in D.C. NPR's Brian Mann has more.
Hundreds of people marched to the White House Saturday demanding Trump withdraw National Guard troops and hundreds of federal agents.
D.C. resident John Smith says he doesn't believe Trump's claim the city is being overwhelmed by criminals.
He thinks the deployment is a threat to democracy.
I came because I am concerned about the occupation of D.C., the overreach.
There's no sign Trump plans to pull back this show of force anytime soon.
Troops already on the street will now be supported by Guard members from West Virginia.
Vermont's Republican governor, meanwhile,
declined a White House request that he also send National Guard soldiers.
Brian Mann, NPR News.