Trump embraces tough-on-crime mantra amid DC takeover
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President Donald Trump threatened to send more troops to other cities that he claimed were being overrun with crime as he continues the deployments in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump said he will join law enforcement on the streets of Washington, DC, on Aug. 21 amid his federal takeover of DC
Thus far, Trump’s federal takeover has featured National Guard troops and vehicles stationed in visible locations around the city, with critics arguing that they’ve neglected lower-income areas that have experienced high levels of crime, HuffPost’s Sara Boboltz reports.
National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., will now carry weapons for personal protection and are allowed to carry out law enforcement duties, defense officials announced Friday.
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US attorney will no longer bring felony charges against people for carrying rifles or shotguns in DC
Federal prosecutors in the nation’s capital will no longer bring felony charges against people for possessing rifles or shotguns in the District of Columbia.
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At least ten cities in states whose Republican governors are deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, had higher rates of violent crime or homicide than DC last year, according to a CNN review of FBI data.