Interestingly, everything I read today said that they did request assistance. A day or two ago. It just took until the events unfolded for anything to happen. A

Interestingly, everything I read today said that they did request assistance. A day or two ago. It just took until the events unfolded for anything to happen. A very quick Google search turned up: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/urging-calm-dc-mayor-calls-national-guard-protests-75038523 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/urging-calm-dc-may...