Tennessee has sent 160 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump and the White House continue to push their crime fighting directive.

President Trump’s announcement that he would federalize D.C.'s police department and send federal agencies and National Guard to Washington sparked backlash from liberal protesters.

U.S. President Donald Trump has called upon governors from several Republican states to deploy their states' National Guard to Washington, D.C., which Trump has claimed is ridden with crime. As troops poured into D.