US EditionAs More Guard Troops Arrive, Trump's Federal Crackdown Ripples Through DC Neighborhoods (Copy)
Louisiana National Guard deployed 135 troops to support federal efforts in Washington D.C., joining over 800 local guardsmen amid a federal crime emergency declared by President Trump.
- On Wednesday, 135 Louisiana National Guard troops arrived in Washington, D.C., joining a federal crackdown after President Donald Trump placed the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control about 10 days ago.
- President Donald Trump issued an executive order Aug. 11 to control the Metropolitan Police Department, citing a 'crime emergency' despite internal Metropolitan Police statistics showing a 27 drop in violent crimes and DOJ data noting a 30-year low last year.
- The White House reported more than 600 arrests and cleared encampments, while out-of-state National Guard units arrived Tuesday to protect landmarks and control crowds, with 1,100 additional troops requested from Republican-led states by federal officials.
- A federal probe opened Tuesday into alleged crime-data falsification, while vendors in Columbia Heights report business declines and Yassin Yahyaoui said, `Everything has stopped over the last week`.
- Several Republican-led states pledged over 1,000 troops, Democratic Rep. Sam Liccardo introduced oversight legislation, and a Washington Post poll showed 79% opposition with many feeling less safe.
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NewsNation Host Tells Viewers Trump’s Visit to National Guard in D.C. ‘Was Meant for You, in the Middle of America’
NewsNation host Leland Vittert slammed Democrats and residents of Washington, D.C., “who would prefer more crime.” On Thursday’s edition of On Balance, the host praised President Donald Trump’s D.C. crackdown and dismissed the 79% of Washingtonians who oppose Trump’s seizure of the district’s police force and deployment of the National Guard to the city, according to a Washington Post poll. The survey found that a majority of residents have noti…
Donald Trump has been fabbing about rampant crime in Washington, D.C. for weeks. He is giving a speech as part of a PR stunt.
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Trump delivers pizza to National Guard working on his DC crackdown
President Trump thanked National Guard soldiers and police officers involved in his crackdown on what he has described as rampant crime in Washington, D.C.
Gov. DeWine sending guard troops to D.C. makes him complicit in Trump’s military occupation
(Ohio Capital Journal) — What Pandora’s Box has Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine opened by joining other Republican-led states in sending hundreds of reinforcement National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to join the 800 military already mobilized on the streets of…
The vice president of the United States, JD Vance, was met with booing when he visited on Wednesday the troops deployed by the government in the capital of the country, where hundreds of troops from various states governed by Republicans are expected to arrive. Republican President Donald Trump ordered last week the deployment of National Guard reservists in Washington as part of what he called his offensive against crime, despite statistics sho…
Louisiana National Guard troops arrive in D.C. to take part in federal crackdown
The 135 Louisiana National Guard troops sent to join President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in Washington D.C. had arrived Wednesday to help local law enforcement — and they will stay there “as long as the President needs…
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