Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol inside the metro system, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Standing in between protesters and the White House, members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
An image of President Donald Trump and the American flag hang on the Labor Department headquarters near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol inside the metro system, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, as seen from an overhead level, in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Armed West Virginia National Guardsmen patrol in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Peter Gartrell rallies a local resident during a grassroots, daily, five-minute pots and pans protest to demonstrate against President Donald Trump's immigration policies, in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
The US Capitol is seen as members of the South Carolina National Guard pass the Reflecting Pool, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Demonstrators march as they protest against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city during a rally along the 14th street corridor in northwest Washington, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol inside the metro system, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Armed members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Standing in between protesters and the White House, members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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An image of President Donald Trump and the American flag hang on the Labor Department headquarters near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol inside the metro system, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, as seen from an overhead level, in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol at Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Armed West Virginia National Guardsmen patrol in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Peter Gartrell rallies a local resident during a grassroots, daily, five-minute pots and pans protest to demonstrate against President Donald Trump's immigration policies, in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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The US Capitol is seen as members of the South Carolina National Guard pass the Reflecting Pool, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
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Demonstrators march as they protest against President Donald Trump's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city during a rally along the 14th street corridor in northwest Washington, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washingtonians are in their third week of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement patrolling their streets, now carrying firearms and drawing sporadic protests against President Donald Trump's directive.
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