US EditionRestaurant Reservations Are Down in DC Following Federal Takeover of Police Force
Morrisey sent National Guard to back Trump's federal police takeover, which Democrats call political theater amid ongoing tensions in Washington D.C.
- On August 11, President Donald Trump declared he would use Section 740 of the Home Rule Act to assume emergency authority over Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department and authorized the deployment of 800 National Guard members to the city.
- This action followed rising concerns about crime, and Trump planned similar federal interventions in other Democrat-led cities with large minority populations.
- Since August 7, federal agents from the FBI, ATF, and Border Patrol have been deployed to patrol Washington, D.C., and on Saturday, an additional contingent of no fewer than 750 National Guard members from states governed by Republicans—including West Virginia, Ohio, and South Carolina—were sent to reinforce the existing forces.
- Restaurant reservations in D.C. dropped sharply, with declines between 20% and 31% compared to last year, despite Trump claiming increased patronage since his announcement.
- The takeover sparked legal challenges, community concern, and calls for unity by local leaders like Councilmember Brianne Nadeau, highlighting tensions over federal overreach and D.C.'s self-governance.
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Trump outflanks Dems with DC takeover
First, it was Los Angeles. Now, it is Washington, D.C. Next, it could be the rest of the country — and maybe even the world. On Aug. 11, President Donald Trump announced plans to invoke Section 740 of the Home Rule Act to seize control of the Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department and to deploy 800 troops from the D.C. National Guard to combat what he called “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor.” (On Saturday, we learned these are to be su…
Crime rates plummet in DC after Trump orders federal takeover
Crime in Washington, DC, has declined sharply since President Donald Trump ordered federal law enforcement and National Guard troops to assume control of policing the capital… The post Crime rates plummet in DC after Trump orders federal takeover appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Tennessee National Guard assisting with D.C. federal takeover
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee National Guard has been deployed to Washington, D.C., to help with President Trump's federal takeover of the nation's capital, according to D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto. In a post on X, Pinto wrote that 1,000 soldiers from the Volunteer State, West Virginia, Ohio, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Mississippi were set to arrive in D.C. Sunday. Gov. Bill Lee previously told reporters he offered up the TN Na…
Morrisey orders National Guard to DC in support of Trump takeover; Dems say its ‘political theater’
Members of the National Guard walk on the National Mall on August 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. on. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images)Gov. Patrick Morrisey is sending the West Virginia N…
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