#Trump #WashingtonDC, takeover begins as
#NationalGuard troops arrive
Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by Trump began arriving in the
#US capital Tuesday, ramping up after the WH ordered
#federal forces to take over the city’s
#police & *reduce crime* in what Trump called — without substantiation — a lawless city.
…He cited a
#crime #emergency — but referred to the same crime that city officials stress is already falling noticeably.
#law #MilitaryState https://apnews.com/article/washington-dc-takeover-trump-mayor-crime-48b8c936a19531cacf6bfb75e2f32231 
