The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are sending National Guard troops to aid in the Trump administration's takeover of Washington, D.C., policing.

West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 Guard troops, while South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio says it will send 150 in the coming days.

Former President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny Republicans the ability to pass newly drawn GOP-favorable congressional maps, cheering on their efforts and stressing their work comes at a critical time in the fight against partisan gerrymandering.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called another special session to pass a new congressional map, after the first attempt failed due to the Texas Democrats leaving the state to deny the Republicans the opportunity to carve out additional GOP seats.