US EditionNational Guard in DC now picking up trash, working on ‘beautification’
More than 2,200 National Guard members from multiple states are engaged in over 40 beautification tasks including trash pickup and landscaping as part of a citywide restoration effort.
- On Tuesday, National Guard troops were seen picking up trash and working on beautification projects in Washington, D.C., with about 110 soldiers assigned to cleanup at Lafayette Square, the National Mall, and the Tidal Basin.
- President Donald Trump signed an Aug. 11 order mobilizing the D.C. National Guard, and a Joint Task Force-DC identified more than 40 beautification projects across the city.
- At least 2,234 active guardsmen are deployed across Washington, including 929 members of the D.C. National Guard, performing custodial duties usually handled by the National Park Service.
- Local reactions were mixed, with some neighborhoods welcoming guardsmen and others skeptical; D.C. residents and business owners felt safer while critics questioned paying $1 million a day for troops to pick up trash.
- The administration plans to mobilize Guard troops beyond D.C., reportedly up to 1,700 National Guard troops across 19 states in the coming weeks amid lawsuits and a Los Angeles federalization challenge.
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National Guard in DC now picking up trash, working on ‘beautification’
Some members of the National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., are picking up trash and working on the “beautification” of the nation’s capital as part of President Trump’s federalization of the city’s law enforcement to crack down on crime. Over the weekend, the D.C. National Guard shared a video of troops hauling garbage bags and…
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