D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser did not mince words when asked about the growing number of National Guard troops headed to D.C., telling reporters on Monday it doesn’t make sense.”

Ohio, Mississippi, South Carolina and West Virginia are sending troops at the request of the White House. Some could be armed.

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Red states’ decisions to send troops didn’t sit well with Bowser.

“This doesn’t make sense. You know it doesn’t make sense. The numbers on the ground in the District don’t support a thousand people from other states coming to Washington, D.C. You know that,” she said.

At least 850 Guard troops from outside D.C. are expected. West Virginia said it will deploy 300 to 400 Guard troops, South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio said

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