Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump's law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said.

National Guard troops deployed to Washington D.C. this month to support President Donald Trump's effort to mitigate crime will begin carrying firearms on Sunday evening, according to a Defense Departm

As of Sunday evening, the troops will now be armed with handguns or rifles, just two days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the nearly 2,000 troops stationed in Washington to start carrying firearms,