US protesters say Trump using ‘crime emergency’ to justify DC takeover | Donald Trump News

Washington, DC – The news was met with jeers.

United States President Donald Trump on Monday invoked a “crime emergency” in the US capital, allowing his Department of Justice to take control of Washington, DC’s local law enforcement. He simultaneously announced the Pentagon would deploy US National Guard forces to the city of more than 700,000.

Gathered just blocks away, with the White House looming in the background, protesters erupted in a chorus of “boos”.

The Pentagon later said…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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