00:00The Pentagon on Thursday said around 800 U.S. National Guard troops have begun operations around Washington, D.C. to aid law enforcement personnel in the U.S. Capitol.
00:11The mobilization of the troops follows an order by U.S. President Donald Trump in what he called a crackdown on crime in the U.S. Capitol,
00:20a similar action he took during protests in Los Angeles in June, generating widespread backlash.
00:26I come here every day. I never feel unsafe. This is an act. And putting women of color, making these people have these as their work orders, it's disgusting. And for what? For what?
00:39According to defense officials, Guard members on patrol are not carrying weapons as of now.
00:45Trump announced the National Guard's deployment along with a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s police department on Monday.
00:52The overwhelmingly Democratic U.S. Capitol faces allegations from Republican politicians that it is overrun by crime and homelessness.
01:01However, data from Washington police shows significant drops in violent crime between 2023 and 2024.
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