Washington residents have protested against Trump's deployment of troops in the city.

“West Virginia is proud to stand with President Trump in his effort to restore pride and beauty to our nation’s capital,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.

State’s Republican governor backs Trump’s crackdown on crime in the capital as protesters march on the White House

The US president wants to take over the city’s police department to curb what he calls a crime and homelessness emergency in the capital.

Troops requested by Trump team are ‘ready to respond’ but ‘not on a political policing mission’, veteran group says

The Trump administration won't take control of the Washington police force, but more military personnel are being deployed there to ensure safety for all.

Republican-led states deploy National Guard to D.C. to support Trump's policing overhaul, sparking protests and concerns about overreach.

Washington residents have protested against Trump's deployment of troops in the city.

The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington at the request of the Trump administration.

The states of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio will deploy hundreds of national guard troops to DC in the coming days – key US politics stories from Sunday 17 August at a…

Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina have also deployed the Guard to Washington to support President Trump’s crackdown on the city.

Five Republican governors have now deployed National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.C., following President Donald Trump's request to send troops.

Federal agents and National Guard troops flood Washington after Trump calls for aggressive crime-fighting measures.

National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.

National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.