Protesters oppose Trump’s federal takeover of DC policing operations

Protesters continue to blow up Trump administration’s takeover of policing Washington, DCeven if the crime plummets, it is compared to “invasion”.

Demonstrators did not appear to be part of a specific organization on a footbridge on I-95 in Virginia near Virginia this week, saying “our system is under attack.”

“The problem is that these women tell Fox News the numbers that these are the National Guard like my friend’s son and daughter. This is their time to leave their families. It is indeed shameful and non-American to waste money to make a point because they send them to the actual Americans with weapons. This is indeed an invasion. And we are not Russia, we are the weird America of the United States. ”

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this DC Police Alliance Crime has fallen since President Donald Trump announced the acquisition earlier this month. On Thursday, people pointed out that there were no homicides in the city over the past week.

In addition to the National Guard, many federal agencies, including immigration and customs enforcement, as well as the FBI, patrol the capital. Attorney General Pam Bondi signed an order that prompted local officials to comply with federal immigration authorities, strongly condemning the city’s own shelter policy.

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A U.S. military member was holding a child near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on August 14, 2025. (Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

“Yesterday, 719 people caught in Washington, D.C. were arrested and 91 shots, we arrested 40 people, took five more illegal guns from the street, and arrested 36 times of ice, including a suspicious MS-13 gang member. Thank you. Thank you. [President Trump] To make your unwavering support make DC safe again! ” Bondi Posted to X on Friday morning.

Trump threatened to take a step forward in the truth-seeking social position on Friday.

“Washington, D.C. is safe again! The crowd is back, in high spirits, our D.C. National Guard and police are doing a great job. They have worked and are not playing the game!” he wrote.

“It sounds bad, no murder for the first time this week. Mayor Muriel Bowser must immediately stop giving false and highly inaccurate criminal characters, or bad things happening, including a complete and comprehensive federal government takeover of the city! Washington DC will soon be great again!” the president added.

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The FBI and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) conduct traffic stops near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. August 14, 2025. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Another protester noted that he was pleased to see crimes have fallen in the city, but said declaring crime in Washington, D.C. is not necessary.

“I do believe that we are entering a field of non-compliance with the law and we do not do what we need to do to serve the people. ” he said.

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“I’m glad the crime failed and it wouldn’t surprise me if you’re carrying troops and a lot of people on the street to enforce the law,” he said. “The problem with doing this is that we’re working on an emergency that is not an emergency.”