Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered 150 military police members of the Ohio Army National Guard to deploy to Washington, D.C.

DeWine defended his decision to send 150 Ohio National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. as part of President Trump’s attempted police takeover.

More U.S. National Guard troops are expected to head to Washington, D.C., this week, amid a push by President Donald Trump to tackle what he says is a rise in crime, despite conflicting stats.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is sending 150 Guard members to Washington, D.C., at the request of the secretary of the Army.

The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order earlier this week.

Three states are deploying hundreds more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the Trump administration. A White House official told CBS News the troops "may be armed," but they won't be making arrests.

Legislation advances on Beacon Hill at the same time three states are sending guard troops to patrol Washington, DC

The National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states deployed troops to the capital.

In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.