In a state where tropical storms and military honor are serious business, S.C. Democrats were quick this week to criticize Gov. Henry McMaster’s Aug. 16 decision to deploy about 200 National Guardsmen to Washington, D.C., during the hurricane season.

“Sending our National Guard troops away when S.C. families face the constant threat of hurricanes is reckless and irresponsible,” Greenville Democratic Sen. Karl Allen said in an Aug. 17 statement. “This is a dangerous political stunt that prioritizes Washington over the safety of South Carolinians.”

On Aug. 11, President Trump declared a “public safety emergency” in Washington, federalizing local police and putting National Guard troops on the streets. McMaster deployed S.C’s. troops in support of that mission, saying the state was “pro

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