The entire Washington, DC, National Guard - roughly 1,700 soldiers - is being called in to help with the response to protests outside the White House and elsewhere in the nation’s capital, according to two Defense Department officials, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Sunday she had requested 500 guardsmen to assist local law enforcement. Later on Sunday, as the protests escalated, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy ordered the rest of the guardsmen - about 1,200 soldiers - to report.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to the AP because they were not authorised to discuss the matter.
The DC National Guard did not reply to a request from The Associated Press for comment.
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