Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that 316 members of the Georgia National Guard will deploy in Washington D.C. in aid of President Donald Trump’s controversial crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.

A press release from the governor’s office said a contingent of 316 Guardsmen (16 support staff and approximately 300 soldiers) will mobilize in and around the nation’s capital to “restore public safety following the president’s executive order declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia.”

“Georgia is proud to stand with the Trump administration in its mission to ensure the security and beauty of our nation’s capital,” Kemp said in the release. “We share a commitment to upholding public safety and are grateful to these brave Guardsmen and women, for the families that support

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