The Brief Thousands of people marched through the streets of Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest the presence of the National Guard. Trump has also sent the National Guard to cities like Los Angeles, and has threatened to deploy them to Chicago and New Orleans. Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Washington, D.C. on Saturday to speak out against the National Guard's presence in the city. Demonstrators are calling for President Donald Trump to "end the occupation of DC," and to recall the National Guard. RELATED: National Guard deployment in DC extended to November, per Army memoRELATED: Trump's use of National Guard in Los Angeles illegal: judgeNational Guard deployed to WashingtonThe backstory:In August, Trump sent the National Guard to DC and placed the local police under federal control to "rescue our nation’s capital from crime, neglect, and chaos," vowing to "take our capital back" and restore law and order.