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Last week, Trump announced the deployment of the National Guard across Washington, DC. So, in this video, we’re taking a look at Trump’s attempted takeover of the capital, what he’s doing, why it’s significant and what it means for the future.
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References:
Trump announces DC takeover:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/08/restoring-law-and-order-in-the-district-of-columbia/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2110me5g4o
Fact-checking Trump’s DC crime claims:
https://jasher.substack.com/p/assessing-dcs-violent-crime-trends
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/trump-dc-crime-data-fact-check.html
https://mpdc.dc.gov/dailycrime
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/19/nx-s1-5506208/dc-crime-trump-explained
Republican states sending National Guard to DC:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/19/trump-dc-national-guard-republican-states/
DoD statement on National Guard role in DC:
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4277906/guard-assisting-law-enforcement-in-making-dc-safe/
National Guard have relatively little to do in DC:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5458527-national-guard-dc-troop-increase/
https://apnews.com/article/washington-dc-federal-police-takeover-national-guard-fb91f9884c928b98036754885a7c0180
https://x.com/NickAtNews/status/1955418147647021329
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/19/trump-dc-takeover-low-crime
Role of federal agents deployed in DC:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/dc-police-federal-night-scene.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/19/texas-congressional-maps-democrats-republicans-donald-trump-us-politics-updates-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68a47c848f08b217b8813a6e#block-68a47c848f08b217b8813a6e
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/dc-police-crime-data-investigation.html
DC Mayor Bowser’s relatively restrained response:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-bowser-dc-home-rule-national-democrats-8e262a15267bdae66049201a4cc4a6a8
Court battle over replacing MPD commissioner:
https://apnews.com/article/washington-dc-trump-federal-police-takeover-lawsuit-eacd387053520c9e3640c2f91924deeb
Trump wants to extend police takeover:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-wants-extend-federal-control-over-washington-police-2025-08-13/
Trump could use DC as testing ground for other cities:
https://www.justsecurity.org/119227/trumps-dc-takeover/
Trump’s general approach to Blue cities:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/17/politics/trump-washington-dc-los-angeles-military-redistricting-analysis
00:00 – Introduction
00:55 – Background
04:30 – Trump’s DC Announcement
06:43 – Response
07:53 – Sponsored Content
