Racists' Theater: Troops March in DC as FreeDumb Lover Trump Imposes Unelected Local Rule to Please His Neuropeon Base who Vicariously Love Watching Law Abiding Black People be Dominated by Authority

President Donald Trump announced he will federalize the District’s locally run police department for the ostensible purpose of attempting to cut crime and the actual purpose of pleasing his neuropeon base, who vicariously enjoy watching law abiding non-white people get dominated by authority. At a White House news conference Monday, Trump said he’s bringing in 800 National Guard members to assist with law enforcement in D.C. Trump added, “We will bring in the military if it’s needed” but said “I don’t think we’ll need it.”

Besides engaging in symbolic politics, Trump has otherwise delivered little of tangible value to poor or working class white people whom he claims to champion. It sounds like his effort here is basically political theater to vicariously please Neuropeons as the National Guard appears to have few actual police powers and will most likely just stand around and post up. Also, his authority over DC police appears to be only for 30 days.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday placing Washington DC’s police force under federal control, invoking emergency powers that face potential constitutional challenges over scope, duration and procedural safeguards.

The order cites Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which grants the president authority over local police during “special conditions of an emergency nature.” Its status as a federal district rather than a state gives the federal government unique oversight authority over DC.

Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, allows the President roughly 30-day control over the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). D.C. leaders said two liaisons will directly respond to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and meetings continue over the extent of the federal activities.

Notably, the statute requires genuine emergency conditions that threaten federal operations, not general public safety concerns. If challenged, the Trump Administration would likely have to convince a court that DC’s crime statistics truly constitute the type of crisis the law envisions.

By way of statistical justification, Trump’s executive order stated “the District of Columbia now has a higher violent crime, murder, and robbery rate than all 50 States.” Asked to consider whether these findings justify the White House’s invocation of Section 740, a court might question the Administration’s decisions to compare DC, a dense urban area of 700,000 residents, to entire states that include rural and suburban areas with typically lower crime rates.

The order also excluded key context regarding crime trends. According to data released by the DC’s Metropolitan Police Department, violent crime has been trending downward since 2023. By August 11, 2023, DC had seen 163 homicides, 110 cases of sex abuse, 888 assaults with a dangerous weapon, and 2,105 robberies. Motor vehicle thefts — categorized by DC police as a property crime, not a violent crime — numbered 4,443. In 2025, those figures are: 99 homicides, 54 cases of sex abuse, 533 assaults with a dangerous weapon, and 898 robberies. Car theft is also down, at 2,904. In 2024, violent and property crimes were down across the board. In January, shortly before Trump took office, the US Attorney’s Office for DC announced that violent crime in the district had hit a 30-year low.

In addition to questions over whether an emergency declaration is warranted, the order appears to contain constitutional vulnerabilities insofar as it lacks procedural safeguards, hearing requirements, or clear standards for when the emergency declaration will end, potentially violating due process rights. The indefinite suspension of local democratic governance could also raise separation of powers concerns.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the D.C. National Guard will be “flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming week.” He also said the Pentagon was “prepared to bring in other National Guard units, other specialized units.”

“Between 100-200 Soldiers will be supporting law enforcement at any given time. Their duties will include an array of tasks from administrative, logistics and physical presence in support of law enforcement,” a statement from the Army said. [MORE]