COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said the deployment of South Carolina National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. won't affect the guard's ability to respond to any emergencies back home in the Palmetto State.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia said his state would send 300 to 400 troops to Washington, while Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina pledged 200 members. Gov. Mike DeWine said he would send another 150.

Deployment of SC National Guard came after Gov. Henry McMaster followed orders from the Trump administration to reinstate "law and order" in Washington D.C.

The Republican governors of West Virginia and South Carolina are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the administration of President Donald Trump, who has portrayed the nation's capital as awash in crime.

Now, 55 years later, governors in Ohio, South Carolina and four other states so far have said they’ll send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the direction of President Donald Trump to combat crime in the capital the administration considers out-of-control even if that’s up for debate.

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