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DC resident goes viral after comments on safety in the capital under Trump’s law

President Trump deployed 1,000 National Guard troops and federalized D.C. police, resulting in over 300 arrests to combat rising violent crime and restore public safety.

  • On Thursday, local residents gathered on Connecticut Avenue to oppose President Trump's plan to assume control of the D.C. police for a month and to send roughly a thousand National Guard members to the city to address rising crime.
  • On Monday, Trump announced an emergency related to public safety in the nation's capital and invoked the 1973 Home Rule Act's emergency provisions to authorize a temporary federal takeover of the city's police force.
  • Authorities apprehended over 300 individuals on various charges such as assault, drug-related offenses, firearms infractions, driving under the influence, harassment, and violations related to immigration during an operation involving federal and local law enforcement.
  • Representative Jake Auchincloss described the situation as a chance to both oppose and transform current conditions, while residents shouted accusations such as "Shame" and "You are the criminals" at law enforcement checkpoints.
  • The takeover intensified debates on home rule and law enforcement, with implications for local autonomy and ongoing disputes over maintaining law and order in the nation's capital.
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American Wire News broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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