All DC National Guard members now armed as 500 extra troops deployed to capital

Department of Defense Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson has reportedly said all members of the National Guard patrolling Washington, D.C., are now armed.

The news comes after the Trump administration added 500 additional guard troops to the city following the shooting of two guard members last week. During a press briefing this morning, Wilson also announced that National Guard members will be paired with members of local law enforcement.

The two young soldiers from West Virginia were gunned down in broad daylight on Wednesday, Nov. 26, just one day after President Donald Trump bragged that months had passed without a homicide in the nation’s capital…

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