State National Guard units are generally controlled by the state’s governor, except in emergencies. Guard troops from West Virginia, Louisiana, Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Carolina also have sent troops to the nation’s capital. Following the deployment to Washington, D.C., Trump said “Chicago should be next.”Democratic governors, such as Illinois’ J.B. Pritzker, should request National Guard assistance, Trump said. Asked if he would send troops into cities over governors’ objections, Trump complained that governors could be ungrateful for federal deployment. He’s a dictator, he’s a dictator,’” Trump said of his critics.