Six states send National Guard troops to Washington as Trump deploys soldiers to combat crime, and federalizes Metropolitan Police Department.

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

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.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard and those from other states arrived in Washington, D.C. as part of Trump’s initiative to ‘Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful.’

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that he is sending hundreds of National Guard troops from his state to Washington, D.C., to assist with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on violent crime in the capital.

Six states have pledged to send troops to Washington, D.C., swelling the number of National Guard brought to support federal law enforcement.

According to a release from Morrisey's press office, the West Virginia National Guard will deploy troops to the nation's capital "as a show of commitment to public safety and regional cooperation."

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