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President Trump’s announcement that he would federalize D.C.'s police department and send federal agencies and National Guard to Washington sparked backlash from liberal protesters.
Tennessee has sent 160 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump and the White House continue to push their crime fighting directive.
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As out-of-state Guard troops arrive, Trump’s federal crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods
President Donald Trump’s decision to increase federal law enforcement and immigration agents in Washington, D.C., has had an impact on neighborhoods like Columbia Heights.
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BuzzFeed on MSNWashington, DC Residents Are Sharing What It's Really Like Having National Guard Troops Patrol Their Neighborhoods
After cutting DC's budget and federal security funding, Trump sent 1,500 troops to patrol the city's wealthiest neighborhoods, claiming it's about crime — but residents aren't buying it.
Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.
Gov. Jeff Landry said he was sending 135 members of the Louisiana National Guard to Washington D.C. as part of President Donald Trump's federal crackdown on crime in the city.
It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.
In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.