Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement Monday that he has approved the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, D.C. “Crime is out of control there, and it’s clear something must be done to combat it,” Reeves said.

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

Hundreds more National Guard troops are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., in the coming days, with at least four Republican-led states offering to send soldiers.

West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 members of its National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump’s administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.

Gov. Jeff Landry said he was sending 135 members of the Louisiana National Guard to Washington D.C. as part of President Donald Trump's federal crackdown on crime in the city.

As of Monday evening, six states have agreed to send troops to the nation's capital. Those states include West Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Ohio.

The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

President Donald Trump slammed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore from the Oval Office on Thursday. The governor responded in a social media video, as a clash continues about the use of the National Guard.