Governors from three Republican states announced this weekend that they would send hundreds of National Guard troops to support President Donald Trump’s already 800-strong deployment in Washington, D.C.

Joining the D.C. Guard members deployed by Trump last week, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the state would send 300 to 400 of its Guard troops, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster pledged 200 troops, and Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio said 150 Guard members would arrive in the coming days.

McMaster said he was sending troops “to support President Trump in his mission to restore law and order to our nation’s capital,” and that the Guard members would return home if an emergency affected South Carolina. Morrisey said that the troops are being sent “at the request” of Trump and as

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