CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Democratic Party is asking Governor Patrick Morrisey to provide more information about the ongoing deployment of West Virginia National Guard personnel to Washington, D.C.

Party leaders say the request follows multiple news reports indicating that Guard members — including those from West Virginia — have been assigned to landscaping and trash-removal tasks while deployed.

West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Mike Pushkin said, “West Virginians deserve answers, which is why we are calling on Governor Morrisey to explain how these duties align with the crime fighting mission he and the Trump administration outlined to the public as the original rationale for deploying these troops to Washington, D.C.”

“Respectfully, West Virginians deserve to

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