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Trump federalizes DC police and activates National Guard to combat crime: ‘Take our capital back’
Trump called federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department and deploying the National Guard to Washington "Liberation Day in D.C."
President Donald Trump directly controls DC's police and National Guard because of the federal enclave's unique status, experts say.
National Guard troops scaled up their presence in D.C. Thursday, with several stationed around the National Mall, at Union Station, on the subway, and other places.
Washington D.C. Councilmember at-large Robert White joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to the nation's capitol.
While some residents and business owners in D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood feel safer with the added law enforcement presence, others report feeling intimidated and harassed.
Donald Trump said he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power in the nation's capital.