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Trump seizes control of Washington DC police and deploys national guard (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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Donald Trump placed the DC Metropolitan police department under federal control on Monday, deploying the national guard while describing a “lawless” city in ways that are sharply at odds with crime statistics reported by the police.

Invoking section 740, of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, the president vowed to allow police to “do whatever the hell they want” in the face of provocations. “That’s the only language they [alleged criminals] understand.

“They like to spit in the face of the police,” Trump said at the White House. “You spit, and we hit, and they get hit real hard.”

At his press conference, where reporters were squeezed into both aisles, Trump continued: “I don’t like being up here talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once beautiful Capital was.”

He continued: “We’re declaring a public safety emergency in the District of Columbia and attorney general Pam Bondi is taking command of the Metropolitan police department as of this moment.

Well, I guess this'll make for good TV.

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[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Last time this happened, the president (of South Korea) was impeached, suspended, arrested, and charged with insurrection.

Look, I can dream, okay?

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 6 points 6 days ago

Trump? Impeached? And convicted?

Bwahahaha ... haha haha ... haHAhaha.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Basically a test to see if he can get away with calling for martial law.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 days ago

I think it's more to normalize it. He's already done it before (not in DC). It's about slowly ramping it up so we don't do anything when it's finally too much to stop.

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bet the cops fucking love this

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

slowly building their support so he will have fewer defectors when he declares full martial law.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why would he declare martial law? Are there experts warning about this? If so, then who?

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

he's been announcing his intent to stay in the White House after his 4 years. Martial law would be one way to achieve that.

[–] Geodad@beehaw.org 2 points 5 days ago

Hopefully, years of unhealthy eating will cut his term short.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

he’s been announcing his intent to stay in the White House after his 4 years.

He said the same thing the last time he was president. He's full of shit.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 8 points 6 days ago

I mean...he did incite a violent insurrection at the Capitol in a bid to overturn his election loss.

[–] LukeZaz@beehaw.org 2 points 6 days ago

I think the key difference this time is that he can't legally continue to be president after this term's up, so things like martial law become the only way to actually accomplish it. He could bank on re-election before. He can't now.

I don't know if I'm ready to say he will do this, but it is unfortunately within the realm of possibility, and significantly moreso than it was in 2020. (Also, January 6th happened.)