The president told a radio show host that he hopes to get a first-hand view of the National Guard presence on the streets of the nation's capital.

The Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops to D.C. as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing federal policing efforts in the nation’s capital.

Trump is expected to greet law enforcement personnel and National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, after he sent federal and military personnel onto the city streets earlier this month in what he said is an effort to fight crime,