WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer.

Trump has promised new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington, prompting the city's mayor to voice concerns about the potential use of the National Guard to patrol the streets.

Ahead of a news conference, Trump said Monday on social media that the nation's capital would be “LIBERATED today!” He said he would end the “days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people.”

Violent crime in Washington D.C. is actually at a 30 year low.

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[–] 255 points 1 year ago (3 children)

To help find the Epstein files?

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Normalize calling them the Trump/Epstein Files.

    If you agree with this, please spread the word in any other threads where you see only "Epstein Files"

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    [–] 210 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Washington DC is sliding further into fascism all because a kid named "Big Balls", who was put in a leadership position of dismantling the federal government, got beat up by a bunch of 15 year olds. this is truly the dumbest timeline.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    further? newsflash, it's already there as is the rest of the country. how can you slide further into something when you're already up to your chin in fascist shit?

    This is the EXACT problem with Americans. It's always "it's happening" or "soon" or "we're heading there" when the boat is already underwater.

    What more is it going to take for US Citizens to finally accept that they're a fascist nation? what more does the Nazi in charge have to do for Americans to start rioting and resisting?

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    [–] 107 points 1 year ago

    “Lying fraudster lies to grab more power by military control”

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  • [–] 91 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

    He can only do this for 30 days, then congress has to pass a law extending it. Wonder if Congress bends the knee? I have no doubts they will, and it'll be another example of their cowardice.

    DC has seen record lows in crime. This is all Trump going crazy.

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  • [–] 75 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I continue to be baffled that people assume that the orangeboi regime “has” to do anything.

    They don’t, and nobody who has the barest shred of power to do fucking anything about it is actually doing anything to stop it. They are, and will continue to, categorically ignore laws, court orders, precedent, convention, and so on. They demonstrably do not give a shit.

    Stop fucking pretending that this is a normal situation and a normal government. It’s not. The last 4 years were our Weimar Republic era. This 4 (+ ???) year span will be when they do the Enabling Act, citizenship/blood and honor laws, the Treachery Act (honestly wouldn’t even be surprised if they used the same fucking name for it), the Malicious Practices Act, and so on. There is a playbook, and they’re following it.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You're putting an awful lot of faith in the fact that literally anyone will stop him from doing this longer than 30 days. Congress has to pass a law to extend it? Says who? The law? I don't reckon Trump cares much about a silly little thing like the law.

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    [–] 89 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If there’s concern about criminals in DC, let’s start with the sexual predator living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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  • [–] 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Remember when a bunch of dumb assholes didn't think fascism could happen in America?

    Remember when a bunch of dumb assholes allowed themselves to trip and fall into the "single issue" hole and let fascism take hold in America over a conflict happening on the other side of the planet?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (16 children)

    "A conflict happening on the other side of the planet" is one my new favorite euphemisms for genocide - one that has left 50k children killed or injured.

    What I remember was the Democratic establishment being presented with a simple choice between halting fascism and doing genocide, and they went balls deep in genocide. In reality, halting fascism via the Democrats was never in the cards.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The crime is coming from inside the White House

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    [–] 34 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Somebody put this guy in an old folks home where he belongs...

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Best case scenario? This is just more distraction from the epstein files

    Worst case? This is him realizing qanon has turned on him and setting up martial law to protect himself for the next ten terms.

    Most likely? A mix of making sure nobody can protest him at any "public" event and photo ops to make himself look strong that will fail even harder than the LA mobilization because there just isn't room for the national guard to bivvy around DC. Like... they're gonna be spooning with the unhoused folk in alleyways.


    But the most important thing to remember? All those men and women in the National Guard are the real heroes and are going to protect us. And if you say otherwise, you are just a stupid civvy who doesn't understand that legally they have to follow orders. And if you point out the cognitive dissonance there, no salmon for you.

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    [–] 28 points 1 year ago*

    Washington crime is down to it's lowest in 30 years but sure why not. What a idiot.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Surely it's cheaper to house the homeless...

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    [–] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Marshal law. Fascism. Gulags. Rigged elections. Disappearing dissenters. It’s all coming.

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    [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    We are getting so close to the bell riots' cause...

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    Someone should’ve locked his ass up on the roof the other day

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    Makes sense to get ahead of the upcoming issues. Can't have the local population getting all uppity when he starts his third term.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    This kiddie diddler needs to go. To paraphrase Individual 1 himself: “NATO, if you’re listening…”

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    This is literally what kingpin did in that Daredevil show that came out a few months ago.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    I'm deploying my anus onto trump's face (derogatory)

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Vance waiting in the wings with Thiel puppeting. They'll use Trump's favorability (even though it's waning) to do the heavy lifting for fascism and then swoop in when he keels over from whatever.

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    [–] 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    So, obviously crime on the streets of DC isn't the real reason to target that place. So what is? What especially heinous thing is he about to do, for which he requires extra security?

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