National Guard members report to DC Armory under Trump’s emergency declaration

Dozens of men and women in camo Army fatigues, carrying large duffel bags, some even with pillows and blankets, filed into the D.C. Armory Tuesday morning.

It is all part of the mobilization of 800 D.C. National Guard members that was ordered by President Donald Trump as he declared a public safety emergency, also federalizing the D.C. police department and ordering other federal agencies to assist.

While 800 were called in, residents around the District won’t see all of them at one time. Only about one to two hundred will be on the streets at a time, according to the Army.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, appearing on Fox News’ Ingraham Angle Monday night, said that they will serve as a deterrent for vi

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