South Carolina and Ohio say they will send a combined 350 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., supplementing a surge of troops from Republican-led states who are supporting President Donald Trump's push to address allegations of rampant crime and homelessness in the capital.

The troops will join hundreds of National Guard troops from West Virginia in D.C. West Virginia's Republican Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Saturday he would send as many as 400 troops on the Trump administration's request.

"West Virginia is proud to stand with President Trump in his effort to restore pride and beauty to our nation's capital," Morrisey said.

There are expected to be some 800 members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard deployed, which puts the combined total at more than 1,500 National

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