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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer.

Trump has promised new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington, prompting the city's mayor to voice concerns about the potential use of the National Guard to patrol the streets.

Ahead of a news conference, Trump said Monday on social media that the nation's capital would be “LIBERATED today!” He said he would end the “days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people.”

Violent crime in Washington D.C. is actually at a 30 year low.

Edit to add archive link: https://archive.ph/2C0cN

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[–] VeryVito@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago

This kiddie diddler needs to go. To paraphrase Individual 1 himself: “NATO, if you’re listening…”

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

So the criminal Trump regime's literal police state has arrived.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

Makes sense to get ahead of the upcoming issues. Can't have the local population getting all uppity when he starts his third term.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (4 children)

So, obviously crime on the streets of DC isn't the real reason to target that place. So what is? What especially heinous thing is he about to do, for which he requires extra security?

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 8 points 3 days ago

He’s about to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell and he expects problems

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

So what is?

Epstein files, probably. The same reason why he is suddenly so active internationally with his "peace initiatives"

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Round up the homeless people and put them in the camps.

Trump and co self report their next move about a week in advance. He let slip that little nugget when he was talking about big balls

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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Racism. Most homeless are non-white, aren't they? I think this coming from the part of Trump's brain that is controlled by Stephen Miller. The D.C. mayor was on a talk show on Sunday bitching about Miller claiming that D.C. is more violent than Baghdad.

[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Vance waiting in the wings with Thiel puppeting. They'll use Trump's favorability (even though it's waning) to do the heavy lifting for fascism and then swoop in when he keels over from whatever.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

Or 25th him when he's no longer useful. Or they'll just kill him.

[–] drunkosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I wonder if we'll live to see him crown himself king

[–] Tollana1234567 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

of course it will be a very guady plated gold crown he cheaply bought somewhere, because his head wont be able to hold up a solid gold crown, complete with a solid gold throne.

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[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is yet another push to see what Americans will let him get away with. And it seems like most of America is fine with this.

Anyone want to guess where his next target will be? Maybe one of those dirty crime-ridden sanctuary cities like New York or Chicago.

Edit: That didn't take long. I was right.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-floats-deploying-national-guard-to-new-york-chicago-and-la-after-dc-crack-down/

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 7 points 3 days ago

I guess this puts the military in a position to murder the democrats?

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 7 points 3 days ago

The kids were looking for the files. Yes, those files.

[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

He said he would end the “days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people.”

Isn't Congress already on vacation? Is he going to order the Supreme Court to put rulings on hold for a while too?

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Isn’t Congress already on vacation?

isn't that because even repugnican reps were gonna vote to release the ~~Kraken~~ Epstein files?

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 5 points 3 days ago

Remember to thank them for their service as their jackboots rest on your neck.

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