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Professor Weighs in on D.C. Guard Presence, VA Impact
The federal takeover and National Guard deployment occurred without local consent amid ongoing safety concerns in multiple neighborhoods, officials said.
- President Donald Trump moved to federalize Washington, D.C.'s police and deployed the National Guard, despite no local request, recent reports show troops in neighborhoods and armored vehicles near the Washington Monument.
- Although his administration claimed the move was needed to combat violent crime, official data showed crime was at a 30-year low.
- Within days, troops in fatigues, federal agents in marked jackets, helicopters, and armored vehicles appeared across neighborhoods, near the Washington Monument, residents said they would accept safety “however it comes.”
- Lawmakers from Maryland and Virginia warned of authoritarian overreach, Muriel Bowser called the move “unsettling and unprecedented,” and Chuck Schumer questioned Republican hypocrisy on local rights.
- Critics argue government should act first with jobs, housing, addiction treatment, and community presence instead of deploying troops, emphasizing credible, visible action.
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