Hegseth Authorizes National Guard To Carry Weapons In D.C. Deployment

By Dan Lamothe and Jenny Gathright

National Guard members participating in the military deployment that President Donald Trump has ordered in Washington, D.C., will “soon be on mission with their service-issued weapons,” the Pentagon said Friday, following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s formal authorization for troops to carry firearms in the nation’s capital.

The authorization applies to Joint Task Force-D.C., the military mission that includes Guard members from D.C. and six states that are involved in the deployment, the Pentagon said in a statement.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance with members of the D.C. National Guard on Wednesday. (Al Drago/AP)

Officials with Joint Task Force-D.C. said in a statement Friday morning that they were aware of media reports about the authorization to carry firearms, but insisted that “no change to our arming posture” had been made. It was not clear when, or if, that posture may change.

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