Trump Sends in the Troops: D.C. Crime Crisis Sparks Showdown Between Patriots and the Political Class

The Takeover That Has the Swamp Screaming Washington, D.C.—the so-called seat of American power—is rotting from the inside out. A brutal assault on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer was the last straw. President Trump, tired of waiting for local leaders to act, announced Monday he’s deploying the District of Columbia National Guard and seizing control of the Metropolitan Police Department. The swamp creatures hate it. The same political class that locks its doors in gated communities is telling everyday Washingtonians they don’t need protection. One resident fumed, “D.C. politics should stay with D.C.” That’s code for: leave us in charge so we can keep doing nothing. The Streets vs. the Suits Ask the folks living in high-crime neighborhoods?…