Trump’s Takeover of D.C. Police: A Power Grab That Threatens Local Sovereignty
President Trump’s unprecedented move to seize control of Washington, D.C.’s police department under the guise of a crime emergency threatens local autonomy and highlights the ongoing battle over federal overreach — all while violent crime is actually falling.
In an extraordinary assertion of power, President Donald Trump has moved to seize control of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and deploy 800 National Guard troops, claiming a crime emergency that city officials vehemently dispute. This aggressive takeover exposes a disturbing pattern of federal overreach that undermines local governance and threatens the very principle of national sovereignty within our own capital. Is Federal Control a Solution or Just Another Power Play? Mayor Muriel Bowser laid it plainly: Washington’s crime rates have been steadily dropping, with violent crime hitting a 30-year low and carjackings slashed by half in recent years. Yet,...
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