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President Trump asserts a federal crime crackdown in Washington, D.C. with over 600 arrests since Aug. 7, despite city officials reporting a 30-year low in violent crime.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump plans to join police and National Guard patrols in Washington, D.C., marking his first street appearance since declaring a public safety emergency earlier this month.
- After invoking Section 740 earlier this month, President Donald Trump placed the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia under federal control and mobilized 800 D.C. National Guard troops plus around 1,200 from Republican-led states.
- Federal figures show that since Aug. 7, federal agents and National Guard made 630 arrests, including 251 people described as in the country illegally, while D.C. Metropolitan Police Department data show violent crime down 26% as of Aug. 11.
- Officials report checkpoints on busy city arteries and an increased federal footprint as a federal judge restricts Trump's local appointment powers despite protests chanting 'Free D.C.' at Union Station.
- Legally, the crackdown can last 30 days unless Congress approves an extension, but Democrats have pledged to block it; Vice President J.D. Vance suggested the operation could be a test case for other cities.
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Federal authorities have set up checkpoints around the country’s capital, sometimes asking people about their immigration status and arresting them, while President Donald Trump’s repression traps more residents every day. Trump said the criminal crisis required the intervention of his Republican administration in the Democratic majority city this month, ignoring statistics showing that the problem was already being transmitted. However, the enf…
Trump visits DC police and federal officers working on crackdown - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met Thursday evening with local police, National Guard troops and members of several federal agencies involved in his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., trumpeting what he described as the successes of the operation and promising more to come.
Topic of the Week: President Trump takes control of the D.C. Police Department
Our analysts took a closer look at media coverage of President Trump's decision to federalize the D.C. Police Department and to deploy the D.C. National Guard. The post Topic of the Week: President Trump takes control of the D.C. Police Department appeared first on Ad Fontes Media.
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