US EditionWhat the National Guard in DC Looks Like
President Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops and declared a crime emergency despite a 26% drop in violent crime, also planning to replace worn grass in DC parks.
- On August 11, President Donald Trump declared a 'crime emergency' under the Home Rule Act of 1973 and took control of Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department, deploying 800 National Guard troops.
- Seeking both security and new landscaping, Trump vowed to overhaul DC's police and parks, including ripping out and replacing grass at DC parks.
- Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson confirmed all 800 Army and Air National Guardsmen are now operational, supporting the DC Metropolitan Police Department with security, patrols, and traffic control.
- Trump plans to submit crime legislation to Congress 'very quickly' to extend the federalized police force beyond 30 days, seeking long-term extensions.
- Trump said other cities are "hopefully watching this," scoffing at DC statehood, which Democrats support to gain two Senate seats.
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What the National Guard in DC looks like
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story What the National Guard in DC looks like The National Guard started ramping up its presence in Washington on Thursday as President Trump’s takeover of city crime-fighting begins to take shape. © AP While the Guard…
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GV WireAll National Guard Troops Sent to Washington Are Mobilized, Pentagon Says
WASHINGTON — All 800 National Guard troops whom President Donald Trump ordered into the streets of Washington this week to fight crime have mobilized for duty, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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800 National Guard personnel mobilized for DC mission: Pentagon
All 800 National Guard troops who were ordered to the US capital Washington to aid law enforcement personnel by President Donald Trump have now been mobilized, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The Pentagon confirmed that the reserve soldiers were stationed in the capital of the United States, as Donald Trump ordered.
Trump mobilises full National Guard contingent to Washington; 800 troops now in capital
The deployment will continue until Trump determines that order has been restored. Unlike in most states, Washington’s National Guard operates under direct presidential authority, removing the need for formal federalisation
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