Trump, National Guard and Washington
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Trump threatens to declare national emergency in Washington DC if mayor doesn’t back ICE raids
Donald Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency in Washington, D.C. in a rant against the mayor over his crime crackdown. Taking to Truth Social, the president claimed his recent deployment of the National Guard had led to “virtually no crime” in Washington.
Trump's 30-day public emergency declaration in Washington DC is set to expire after Sept. 10, but the National Guard will remain.
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Troops in DC encounter few crises, but plenty of walking and yard work
Dozens of troops who spoke to Military Times view their current deployment as “part of the job,” but say they haven’t seen “emergency” levels of crime.
Washington is a district, not a state, so it doesn't have a governor. For most of it's history it didn't have control over its own budget or affairs. Instead, U.S. Congress and the president both play some of the roles managing the district that a governor would.
"This is an affront to the dignity and autonomy of the 700,000 Americans who call D.C. home,” District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb says.
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The Washington Post appeared to ignore a steep drop in crime while analyzing President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the District of Columbia in a Tuesday article. After Trump deployed the National Guard to the nation’s capital in August,