On Saturday, protests emerged around the city, with demonstrators saying the National Guard’s deployment into DC violates its autonomy, with one protest forcing soldiers to retreat. So far, six Republican-led states have also deployed hundreds of their own National Guard to DC to support President Trump’s crackdown.

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Monday said President Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., using the National Guard is “a recipe for chaos.” “Now they’re mobilizing the National Guard,

National Guard troops are arriving in Washington after President Donald Trump announced on Monday that 800 National Guard troops would be deployed as he declared a public safety emergency -- despite the city’s mayor noting violent crime is at a 30-year low.

Donald Trump’s authoritarianism is scaring away diners in Washington, D.C. WUSA9 reported Sunday that restaurants in the nation’s capital saw a more than 25 percent dip in reservations in the days after Trump federalized the city’s police forces.