"Amid the shock and awe of occupation by armed National Guard troops with the mission of policing a city experiencing a 30-year low in violent crime, it's been easy to overlook just how bloated and extravagant Donald Trump's siege of Washington, DC, is proving to be. With 2,100 National Guard personnel now roaming the streets looking to hound detained residents into inflated federal charges to make Trump's MAGA putsch a more effective exercise in propaganda of the deed,"
"The order also calls for the establishment of an "online portal" for applicants with law enforcement backgrounds to join a new "specialized unit" devoted "to ensuring public safety and order in the Nation's capital that can be deployed whenever the circumstances necessitate, and that could be deployed, subject to applicable law, in other cities where public safety and order has been lost.""
Armed National Guard personnel have been deployed across Washington, DC despite a 30-year low in violent crime, with 2,100 troops roaming the streets. The deployment has driven daily costs above $1 million and includes efforts to pressure detained residents into inflated federal charges. The president issued an executive order to expand mobilizations across federal agencies under the "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful" initiative. The order mandates new hires at DOJ, DOD (administering the DC National Guard), and the US Park Police, and increases policing through DC Transit Authority and HUD. The order establishes an online portal to recruit a specialized unit deployable in other cities.
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