National Guard in DC could be armed
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Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, according to a source.
President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in the city.
Outside the busiest train station in Washington, newly deployed National Guard troops wearing camouflage lean on a huge military Humvee.
Trump's federal takeover of D.C. police sparks political controversy as Democrats call it overreach while White House defends crime reduction efforts.
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Trump’s aggressive push to take over DC policing may be a template for an approach in other cities
The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy.