US National Guard units begin carrying weapons in Washington

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US National Guard units begin carrying weapons in Washington   The move comes after Trump deployed hundreds of troops to the US capital in what he portrayed as a crime crackdown.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/25/national-guard-units-begin-carrying-weapons-in-washington  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Some National Guard units patrolling Washington at the direction of U.S. President Donald Trump

00:08have now started carrying firearms.

00:11A U.S. Defense Department official said some units on certain missions,

00:16including those patrolling the city to establish a law enforcement presence,

00:20would be armed with handguns or rifles.

00:23Thousands of National Guard and federal law enforcement officers are now patrolling the district streets,

00:29drawing sporadic protests from locals.

00:33The development in Trump's efforts to override the law enforcement authority of state and local governments

00:39comes as he is considering expanding the deployments to other U.S. cities like Baltimore, Chicago and New York.

00:46He has repeatedly described these cities as dangerous and filthy,

00:51and made comments discussing his desire to expand his use of military force to target local crime.

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