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D.C.’s Highest Crime Areas Have Yet to See Troops
Despite violent crime hitting a 30-year low, 800 National Guard troops have been deployed to address ongoing issues including 1,643 carjackings since early 2023.
- Federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, are working with Washington, D.C. police, but their mission to end crime is unclear and raises concerns about federal authority.
- D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith directed city police to assist federal agents in identifying undocumented immigrants, reversing the city's previous policy.
- During a recent dragnet, ICE arrested at least two motorists, prompting public outrage, with pedestrians chanting against the agency.
- Federal law enforcement agencies and Washington, D.C. police are working together, but their mission remains unclear regarding ending crime and poverty.
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“This isn’t about crime:” Dismantling Trump’s D.C. takeover justification with hard data
When Donald Trump ordered a federal takeover of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., citing “out of control crime” as justification, he wasn’t just using questionable numbers—he was ignoring a stark reality that hits close to home for Ohioans.
D.C.’s Highest Crime Areas Have Yet to See Troops
“President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops has produced Humvees on the National Mall and roving bands of agents in tourist areas as part of his stated effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital,” USA Today reports. “But many residents of the city’s highest-crime neighborhoods say they haven’t yet seen the results of Trump’s surge in the places it is needed the most.”
Geraldo Admits D.C. ‘Has Been A S***-Hole For A Long Time’ - Real News Now
Geraldo Rivera is not holding back when it comes to Washington, D.C. Amid the left’s outrage over President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the city’s crime crisis, the veteran broadcaster bluntly admitted that the nation’s capital “has been a s***-hole for a long time.” Appearing on NewsNation, Rivera argued that D.C.’s crime problem is not new, nor is it merely a product of Trump’s law-and-order push. “D.C. has been, with all due respect to…
Trump Now Announces Plan To Produce His Own Crime Statistics
On August 11, 2025, President Donald Trump announced plans to produce his own crime statistics to justify his controversial federal takeover of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, dismissing official data showing a significant decline in the city’s crime rates as “fake.” The statement, reported by The Daily Beast, comes amid Trump’s broader anti-crime initiative, which includes deploying 800 National Guard troops to the capital …
Trump's D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared
The Trump administration’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C. is escalating with arrests at high-profile locations and homeless encampments torn down. Protests also erupted in the streets after the White House said federal agents would patrol around the clock. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Juliette Kayyem, a former Homeland Security official now at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Gov. Walz’s daughter blasts Trump’s D.C. takeover: ‘B-tch baby wussy scaredy-cat behavior’ AlphaNews.org
Share This StoryGovernor Tim Walz’s daughter is making headlines for trash-talking President Trump’s latest law-and-order move: the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force. She didn’t hold back… In a profanity-laced TikTok video, Hope Walz, 24, mocked the president’s decision to bring in 800 National Guard troops and assert federal control over D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department. She called it “Trump’s bitch baby wussy scaredy-cat…
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