NATIONAL GUARD IN WASHINGTON D.C. ARE TOLD NOT TO CARRY GUNS OR AMMUNITION
National Guard in Washington D.C. are told NOT to carry guns or ammunition by Defense Secretary Mark Esper as he orders all active-duty troops out of the capital
- The Pentagon has told Washington D.C.'s National Guard and guardsmen from other states in the capital not to use guns or ammunition
- Order came from Defense Secretary Mark Esper and was made without the Pentagon consulting the White House
- Trump has pushed for a strong militarized show of force against protests
- Meanwhile, the Pentagon will send back the remaining 900 active-duty troops who were sent to the D.C. area to their home bases
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