US EditionDC Residents Feel Less Safe After Trump Takeover: Poll
A Washington Post-Schar School poll finds 79% of DC residents oppose federal police control and troop deployment, with 61% feeling less safe due to increased federal presence.
- President Trump declared a "crime emergency" on August 11 and took control of Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department and National Guard.
- This action stems from the 1973 Home Rule Act, which allows the president to command the D.C. National Guard and use local police during emergencies for up to 30 days without congressional approval.
- Following the takeover, over 1,000 National Guard troops from at least six Republican-governed states were deployed to patrol the city with some armed, amid widespread protests and legal challenges.
- A Washington Post-Schar School poll of 604 residents from August 14 to 17 showed that 79% oppose Trump's order, 69% strongly oppose deployments, and 61% of those aware feel less safe as a result.
- The legal battles and public opposition, coupled with crime levels at a 30-year low, raise uncertainty about the duration and effectiveness of the federal intervention amid calls for congressional or judicial action.
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