Trump, Crowds in DC and federal police takeover
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Washington under siege! 300+ arrests as Feds sweep streets; hundreds march to White House in protest
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Sunday that federal and DC law enforcement authorities arrested 68 people overnight in Washington DC, as part of a federal crackdown on crime ordered by President Trump.
DeWine said the troops are expected to arrive in D.C. in the coming days and emphasized that none of them currently serve as active law enforcement officers in Ohio.
Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered 150 military police members of the Ohio Army National Guard to deploy to Washington, DC.
Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.
Protesters chanted “Whose Street? Our street!” and “Go home!” toward law enforcement officers conducting a vehicle checkpoint stop across 14th Street NW.
Three Republican-led states are deploying National Guard members to Washington to help the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.
More than 50 people attended a Columbus protest Sunday against sending Ohio National Guard troops to the nation's capital.
Outraged locals protested against a traffic checkpoint on 14th Street, Washington, DC on Wednesday night, as President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police entered its third night. A DC police commander said that the checkpoint was a quote,