National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations in DC
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Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington DC as part of a crime purge that will also banish homeless people from the capital.
President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington DC and taken control of the city's police force as he pledges to crack down on crime and homelessness in the nation's capital.
Around two dozen soldiers stood guard outside Washington, Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14. They had little to do.