Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of national guard troops to Washington as part of President Donald Trump’s show of force meant to crack down on crime and boost immigration enforcement in the nation’s capital.

The announcements by Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana bring the number of state troops detailed to the president's effort to more than 1,100. Governors from the states said they were responding to requests from the Trump administration.

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It was not immediately clear why the administration requested additional support. About 800 troops have already been called up from the Washington, D.C. guard and have had a limited assigned role so far in Trump’s 10-day-old attempted takeover of D.C. l

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