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Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city\u2019s police department and reduce crime in what the president called \u2014 without substantiation \u2014 a lawless city. The law lets Trump control the police department for a month, but how aggressive the federal presence will be remains an open question. Here’s the latest: DC residents criticize federal takeover Residents emphasized reductions in crime in recent years and concerns over the removal of homeless encampments in interviews Tuesday criticizing the federal takeover of the city\u2019s police department. Jeraod Tyre, who\u2019s lived in the city for 15 years, said \u201ccrime has been slowing down lately\u201d and argued that federal… <\/p>\n

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Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city\u2019s police department and reduce crime in what the president called \u2014 without substantiation \u2014 a lawless city. The law lets Trump control the police department for a month, but how aggressive the federal presence will be remains an open question. Here’s the latest: DC residents criticize federal takeover Residents emphasized reductions in crime in recent years and concerns over the removal of homeless encampments in interviews Tuesday criticizing the federal takeover of the city\u2019s police department. Jeraod Tyre, who\u2019s lived in the city for 15 years, said \u201ccrime has been slowing down lately\u201d and argued that federal... <\/p>\n

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