Hegseth says DC National Guard will not be involved in law enforcement functions but he’ll ‘have their back’ if they need to ‘temporarily detain’ criminals

Source: New York Post

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday detailed when Washington, DC residents can expect to see National Guard troops patrolling the nation’s capital and what they’ll be allowed to do to combat crime in the city.   The Pentagon chief said Guardsmen from DC and “other states” will be deployed to the district “this week and in coming weeks” and act as “force multipliers” for local and federal law enforcement, in an interview on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle. ”  3 Hegseth said it will be up to Trump how long the National Guard remains on the streets of Washington, DC.