The commander of the DC National Guard extended the Guard's deployment to Nov. 30, according to a social media post, but it remains unclear if guardsmen will patrol the capital for that entire time.
The public safety emergency that President Donald Trump declared for DC in August is due to expire on Sept. 10.
The White House did not answer questions as to whether he planned to extend that emergency or if he asked for the deployment to be extended. A White House official said that Trump is committed to the long-term safety and security of the city.
"I've made the decision to extend the encampment, as we continue to work to ensure that everyone that walks through these city streets is safe," Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II, interim commanding general for the DC National Guard, said in a video posted to the DC National Guard's Facebook page. "They deserve that. You deserve that. Our nation deserves that."
The order applies only to the members of the DC National Guard. The order does not apply to National Guard members from other states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, and West Virginia.
