Trump reveals plan to patrol Washington streets with police and military forces

Red states deploy National Guard troops to aid Trump's DC crime crackdown

Fox News' Rebekah Castor reports the latest on Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina deploying National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to conduct a patrol with the Metropolitan Police and the National Guard Thursday, following his efforts to federalize the police department and dispatch troops to crack down on crime in Washington. 

"I’m going to be going out tonight with the police and with the military, of course," Trump said in an interview Thursday with radio host Todd Starnes. 

Trump initially mobilized 800 D.C. National Guard troops as part of his effort to reduce crime in Washington Aug. 11. Since then, National Guard troops from from Ohio, West Virginia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee have also been tapped to support the Trump administration’s effort. 

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. 

Fox News' Patrick Ward contributed to this report. 

Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.