West Virginia National Guard troops have begun to arrive in Washington, DC, to assist with President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, a defense official told CNN on Tuesday.

The Republican governors of West Virginia and South Carolina 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 nation's capital as awash in crime.

Six states have pledged to send troops to Washington, D.C., swelling the number of National Guard brought to support federal law enforcement.

National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.