💨 Abstract
President Donald Trump in 2025 deployed National Guard troops and took control of D.C.'s law enforcement, citing a public safety crisis. Critics see this as an attempt to justify federal control over predominantly non-white cities. Longtime residents like April Goggans worry about violations of freedoms, while advocates like Monica Hopkins caution that such actions could be rolled out to other cities. Mayor Muriel Bowser found the move unsettling but not unprecedented.
Courtesy: WTOP Staff
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