President Donald Trump plans to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, DC, as part of a sweeping crime and homelessness crackdown. Trump vowed to move homeless individuals “far from the capital” and jail offenders, despite DC Mayor Muriel Bowser warning against misuse of the Guard amid a decline in violent crime. The White House has not clarified the legal basis for removing homeless residents. Federal officers have already been patrolling DC, but Bowser says recent arrests turned up no violent incidents.
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