Indiana Gov. Mike Braun announced that he would be sending about 300 members of the state's National Guard to Washington, D.C., in December.

Braun authorized a four-month deployment after receiving a request from the D.C. National Guard for additional support.

Indiana Guard members will replace soldiers who have been deployed from other states since August, according to a press release from the Indiana National Guard.

In August, nearly 2,300 National Guard troops were sent to patrol the streets of the nation's capital , after President Donald Trump declared a public emergency over crime in the city.

When Trump first announced the deployment of the National Guard in August, the president said he wasn't planning to hold long-term military occupations of U.S. cities. With the

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