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Washington Spirit Supporters to Continue Chanting ‘Free DC’ Despite End of Federal Surge
President Trump's deployment of the National Guard underscores federal control issues under the Home Rule Act, while 78% of Washingtonians support statehood to gain full representation.
- Washington Spirit supporters began chanting 'Free D.C.' at home matches in 2025 to demand statehood and protest federal intervention in Washington, D.C.
- The chant emerged in response to President Trump’s 2020-2025 aggressive federal takeover of local police and National Guard deployment under the Home Rule Act of 1973.
- The Spirit Squadron, the city's oldest supporters group, leads the chant and displays banners at Buzzard Point stadium to support D.C. statehood throughout the 2025 season.
- Bartley, president of the Spirit Squadron, stated that they intend to keep rallying the crowd with the "Free D.C." chant at games as a way to advocate for D.C. statehood until it is achieved.
- Despite the federal emergency expiring, the chant and activism suggest that D.C.'s fight for autonomy and statehood will persist amid ongoing congressional budget cuts and political challenges.
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