President Trump has requested that 500 additional National Guard troops be deployed to Washington, DC, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
The ask comes in response to an attack in which two National Guardsmen were shot just blocks away from the White House.
“We will never back down. We will secure our capital. We will secure our cities,” Hegseth told reporters Wednesday. “President Trump has asked me, and I will ask the Secretary of the Army to the National Guard to add 500 additional troops, National Guardsmen to Washington DC.”
“This will only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we make Washington DC safe and beautiful. The drop in crime has been historic. The increase in safety and security has been historic.”
One suspect has been apprehended after the shooting, according to local cops.
A motive for the attack has not yet been revealed.
