Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.

As President Trump continues his attempts to take over Washington, DC through the deployment of the National Guard, other cities fortify their plans to protect their citizens against federal force. Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore,

Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the administration of President Donald Trump, who has portrayed the city as awash in crime.

A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.

National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states deployed troops to the capital.

West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are sending several hundred National Guard troops to Washington to bolster the federal deployment that President Donald Trump has ordered in his effort to reduce crime in the nation’s capital.

Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's capital.

The Democratic mayor reversed her tone towards Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to combat crime in her city.