Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons
- Posted on August 22, 2025
- By CNN
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Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard members patrolling the streets of Washington, DC, to begin carrying their service weapons as they fulfill President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, according to a US defense official.
