Separately, several Republican governors have announced they are deploying their states' National Guard troops to the capital at the administration's request.

Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, according to a source.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – Governor Henry McMaster has authorized the deployment of South Carolina National Guardsmen to Washington DC. McMaster shared in a media release that up to 200 guardsmen will be sent to support federal law enforcement activities under President Trump’s executive order.

The National Guard says that it has received no official orders for its members to carry guns during D.C.'s Federal takeover.

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

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.

National Guard troops called on to active-duty by President Donald Trump arrived on the footsteps of the Washington Monument on Tuesday.

The Post mapped locations of law enforcement throughout D.C. in the days since Trump’s announcement to deploy the Guard.