The governors of Ohio, Mississippi, South Carolina and West Virginia agreed to send National Guard troops from their states to aid President Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C.

Along with the 800 D.C. National Guard members already mobilized in the city, the deployments announced would bring the number of Guard members to about 1,700.

Louisiana has become the fifth state to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. Roughly 135 MPs will assist in federal law enforcement under President Trump’s order.

Gov. Jeff Landry said he was sending 135 members of the Louisiana National Guard to Washington D.C. as part of President Donald Trump's federal crackdown on crime in the city.

Monday begins the second week of elevated National Guard presence in Washington D.C., as President Donald Trump pushes to address allegations of rampant crime and homelessness in the capital.

The governor's activation of the troops, who will "carry out patrols and serve as added security," comes at the request of the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump slammed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore from the Oval Office on Thursday. The governor responded in a social media video, as a clash continues about the use of the National Guard.

This week, though, federal agents are fanning out across the nation's capital as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime in the city. The sometimes-masked agents joined members of the National Guard as well as the United States Park Police,