Thousands of National Guard troops continued patrolling D.C. streets after President Donald Trump's 30-day crime emergency expired Wednesday night.

Almost half those troops are D.C. National Guard, patrolling Metro stations and the National Mall — many of them armed — as well as performing beautification duties .

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Meanwhile, D.C. residents have expressed displeasure with their presence.

“So remember, the D.C. Guard is composed of citizens from the community,” D.C. National Guard Brigadier Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II told News4 during a brief walkthrough of downtown Thursday. “We live here; we work here, you know. We serve here. This is their city as well, and each one of them wants to do the best that they can to

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