National Guard troops from 4 states begin arriving in DC
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Stitt has joined other Republican governors in the past in deploying National Guard troops. In 2023, he sent at least 50 troops from the Oklahoma National Guard to help secure the Mexican border for 30 days, heeding a request from Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Oklahoma spent $544,000 from a state disaster fund on that effort.
A top Senate Democrat is still awaiting clarity on when Guard troops patrolling the nation's capital will be compensated for that military duty.