President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he plans to join National Guard troops and local police on patrols of Washington, D.C., on Thursday night, getting a first-hand look at the controversial deployment of military forces to the nation’s capital.

During a radio appearance with host Todd Starnes, Trump said that the Guardsmen deployed around Washington have “done a fantastic job” and said he was planning to join them this evening on their rounds.

White House officials did not immediately release any details of the event.

Currently, about 800 D.C. National Guard personnel and around around 1,100 more Guardsmen from six states have been deployed throughout the city following Trump’s declaration of a “public safety emergency” in the district earlier this month.

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