Why Trump Is Sending The National Guard To Washington, D.C., Despite Violent Crime Being At A 30-Year Low

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President Donald Trump on Monday declared a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., invoking Section 740 of the Home Rule Act to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department. Referring to the day as “Liberation

Melissa Noel
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