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Al Jazeera
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Joseph Stepansky

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Us protesters say trump using crime emergency to justify dc takeover - You Need To See This

Protesters demonstrate against US President Donald Trump's planned use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in Washington, DC, the United States [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – The news was met with jeers.

United States President Donald Trump on Monday invoked a “crime emergency” in the US capital, allowing his Department of Justice to take control of Washington, DC’s local law enforcement. He simultaneously announced the Pentagon would deploy US National Guard forces to the city of more than 700,000.

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