On Monday, three other Republican governors in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee approved the National Guard’s troop deployment to Washington DC.
The move is a component of President Donald Trump’s increasing use of force, which he claims is intended to strengthen immigration enforcement and combat crime in the nation’s capital.
The announcements increased the total number of states to six and the number of state troops assigned to the president’s campaign to over 1,100.
JUST IN: Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves approves 200 Mississippi National Guard soldiers to be deployed to D.C.
This is great 👏
More states should follow!
Make DC beautiful and safe again! pic.twitter.com/rPKjfwn0Cs
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 18, 2025
