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By AJ Vicens

(Reuters) -West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is deploying 300 to 400 National Guard troops to the District of Columbia at the request of the Trump administration, the governor’s office said in a statement on Saturday.

The deployment is “a show of commitment to public safety and regional cooperation” and will include providing equipment and specialized training alongside the “approximately 300-400 skilled personnel as directed,” the statement said.

Drew Galang, a spokesperson for Morrisey, said the state’s National Guard received the order to send equipment and personnel to D.C. late on Friday and was working to organize the deployment.

Earlier this week President Donald Trump said he was deploying hundreds of National

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