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Air Force Times on MSNHegseth signs memo authorizing arming of Guard in DC
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a memo authorizing National Guard troops deployed in Washington to carry weapons if their mission requires it.
Nearly 2,000 National Guard troops have now been deployed to join President Donald Trump's crackdown on Washington, DC.
An estimated 1,900 troops are being deployed in D.C. with more than half are coming from GOP-led states responding to the Trump admin.