National Guard Troops to Remain in D.C as White House Claims Victory over Crime There

When Trump Took Over DC, NYT First Ignored, Then Belittled Protests

Dismising the vibrant grassroots resistance to Trump’s occupation of DC as “only a few scattered protests” is a distortion.

The Good and the Bad: One Month of the National Guard in DC

As I was driving down Marion Barry Avenue in Southeast Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, I had to pull over to let some police cars, lights flashing, pass me. It seemed ironic as I was in that area to interview people about whether Trump’s efforts against D.C. crime have had any impact. President Trump took over the police and sent the National Guard into Washington, D.C. on August 12. Southeast D.C., known as Anacostia, is a high-crime area, and …

National Guard troops to remain in D.C as White House claims victory over crime there

National Guard troops will remain in Washington, D.C., despite the end of the 30-day emergency declared by President Trump that allowed him to take control of the police force in the capital.

National Guard Troops Policing Capital Not Unprecedented, History Shows

On Aug. 11, President Trump ordered around 800 National Guard troops to assume control of policing our nation’s capital — something that was done frequently in the 1960s but had not been done since the Nixon administration. According to CBS News, crime has fallen since the takeover, including violent crime down by 49%. Continue reading National Guard Troops Policing Capital Not Unprecedented, History Shows at Royal Examiner.