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House and Senate Democrats, along with Washington's non-voting delegates in both chambers, argued that had Washington D.C. been a state, the president would not have been able to federalize the police force.
National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., will now carry weapons for personal protection and are allowed to carry out law enforcement duties, defense officials said.
President Donald Trump said he will join law enforcement on the streets of Washington, DC, on Aug. 21 amid his federal takeover of DC
In case you haven't heard, Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively put Washington, DC under federal control. He seized authority over the local police and deployed 800 National Guard troops to the city.
At least ten cities in states whose Republican governors are deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, had higher rates of violent crime or homicide than DC last year, according to a CNN review of FBI data.
Nearly 2,000 National Guard troops have now been deployed to join President Donald Trump's crackdown on Washington, DC.