August 15, 2025
Trump seizes DC police, deploys armed National Guard
National Guard deploys after federal control order
📜Constitutional Law🏛️Government🏙️Local Issues
Trump signed orders August 15 placing all 4,000 DC police officers under direct federal command
National Guard soldiers now patrol Washington streets carrying loaded weapons for the first time since civil rights era
Attorney General Bondi confirmed federal officials give direct orders to neighborhood cops responding to domestic calls
Mayor Bowser called it an 'illegal occupation' but has no power to stop the federal takeover
This breaks 240 years of local policing tradition where communities control their own law enforcement
Armed soldiers and federal agents now outnumber local police 2-to-1 in the nation's capital
📜Constitutional Law🏛️Government🏙️Local Issues
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Crime rates in Washington DC were at historic highs when Trump declared a public safety emergency.
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How many DC residents lost local control over their police force when Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department?
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Approximately how many National Guard troops were deployed to patrol Washington DC streets?
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What happened to DC Councilwoman Brianne Nadeau during protests against federal takeover?
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What does deploying National Guard troops for domestic law enforcement cost taxpayers daily?
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Donald Trump
President of the United States
Pam Bondi
U.S. Attorney General
Muriel Bowser
Washington DC Mayor
Robert Contee
DC Police Chief