Hundreds of National Guardsmen from three states are being activated to go to Washington, D.C. to aid the military mission in the nation’s capital.

Welcome to the first weekend of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Washington, D.C., which, serious as it has been, is just a prelude — and things could quickly get much more intense.

Saying the troops will be armed and have the ability to conduct arrests if needed, Trump promised to “have the crime situation solved in D.C. very soon.”