Washington (USA), 16 August (LaPresse) – West Virginia is sending between 300 and 400 members of its National Guard to Washington to support the Trump administration in taking control of the city's police department. The move comes after hundreds of members of the District of Columbia National Guard were activated this week to assist local law enforcement in what the White House called a “historic initiative” to crack down on crime and homelessness in the nation's capital. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced the deployment of ‘300 to 400 qualified members’ of the State National Guard ‘in support of Trump's initiative to make Washington, D.C., safe and beautiful.’