Military vehicles and National Guard troops were deployed in Washington, DC, after President Trump declared a public safety emergency, despite decreasing crime rates. The federal takeover of the DC police sparked public and legal debate over authority. Initial deployment involved 800 National Guard troops, with more called up later. Protests emerged, both spontaneous and organized, as residents expressed their disapproval toward the federal presence. Most interactions between protestors and officers remained peaceful, with notable events including a protestor known as the 'Sandwich Guy' who became a local hero during the demonstrations.
A week ago today, military vehicles and National Guard troops first rolled into Washington, DC, after President Trump had declared a 'public safety emergency,' purportedly to rescue the nation's capital from 'crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse'—despite DC's dropping crime rates.
The feds announced they were taking over the DC police, although who is in charge has been a matter of public and legal debate, and there was an initial deployment of 800 National Guard troops.
There have been protests, both small and spontaneous and large and more organized, with hundreds marching from Dupont Circle to the White House.
Interactions between protestors and federal officers have largely been peaceful, unless you count DC's latest resistance hero, the hoagie-chucking 'Sandwich Guy.'
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