S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster delivers his State of the State address during a joint session of the legislative delegation on Wednesday Jan. 29, 2025. Gov. Henry McMaster agreed to send South Carolina National Guard troops to the nation’s capital after he received a phone call from by the secretary of the Army.

The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington at the request of the Trump administration.

Deployment of SC National Guard came after Gov. Henry McMaster followed orders from the Trump administration to reinstate "law and order" in Washington D.C.