West Virginia National Guard troops have begun to arrive in Washington, DC, to assist with President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, a defense official told CNN on Tuesday.

President Trump’s announcement that he would federalize D.C.'s police department and send federal agencies and National Guard to Washington sparked backlash from liberal protesters.

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

Tennessee has sent 160 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump and the White House continue to push their crime fighting directive.

The National Guard of Ukraine has posted footage showing drone operators wiping out Russian assault troops who were attempting to advance in a vehicle on the Pokrovsk front. Source: National Guard on X (Twitter) Details: Drone operators from the National Guard's Rubizh Brigade reportedly struck the assault troops as they tried to approach Ukrainian defensive positions.

SEVIER CO., Tenn. (WSMV) - An injured hiker was flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville after he was rescued from a remote area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Tuesday evening.

The D.C. Police Union has calculated major decreases in crimes since “Liberation Day,” including 83% drops in carjackings, 46% decreases in robberies, 22% drops in violent crime, 21% decreases in car theft, and 6% drops in property crime. The group adds that there has been an 8% reduction in crime overall.

There's been mixed reaction from D.C. residents as the National Guard has expanded their patrols over Metro stations. FOX 5's Homa Bash reports.