The hundreds of Washington, D.C., National Guard troops who are deployed throughout the city to protect civilians from potential protests after the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin have been left unarmed at the request of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.
A directive from Bowser’s office, which was approved by the acting secretary of the Army, mandated that the troops entrusted with the duty of supporting the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department are forbidden from carrying weapons to defend themselves, according to Fox News.
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