Trump Is Deploying the National Guard to D.C.—Power Grab or Public Safety? Newsweek Writers Debate
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 () Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. President Donald Trump announced he would deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and assume control of the city's police force. Was this announcement a sign of creeping authoritarianism? A legitimate measure to combat crime in the nation's…
Trump says he's deploying National Guard to DC after declaring 'crime emergency'
Trump also said at his news briefing that his administration has started removing homeless encampments "from all over our parks, our beautiful, beautiful parks."
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