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#Trump Names 5 Cities as He Says #NationalGuard Deployment Will 'Go Further' [More like 'Go #Führer']
By Jesus Mesa and Jason Lemon
Published Aug 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM EDT
Updated Aug 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM EDT"President Donald Trump called out five cities across the United States as he discussed his decision to formally declare a public safety emergency in #WashingtonDC, triggering a federal takeover of the city's police department.
"Trump's remarks insinuated that #Baltimore, #Chicago, #LosAngeles, #NewYorkCity and #Oakland could face a similar effort from his administration, with the president saying the effort to address crime and homelessness in the U.S. would 'go further' as he specifically named the cities.
"Speaking from the White House alongside Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth, Attorney General #PamBondi, and other cabinet officials, Trump announced 800 National Guard troops will be sent to the capital to 'reestablish law, order and public safety.'
"He also invoked federal authority to take over the Metropolitan Police Department, citing 'special conditions of an emergency nature' under the District of Columbia's Home Rule Act.
"The move marks one of the most aggressive federal interventions in local law enforcement in recent history. While the president holds direct command over the D.C. National Guard, governors typically control Guard units in their own states.
Trump has signaled he may extend similar measures to other Democratic-led cities, naming Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Baltimore as potential targets for federal deployments.
" 'We have other cities also that are bad. Very bad,' Trump said during the press conference on Monday. 'You look at Chicago, how bad it is. You look at Los Angeles, how bad it is. We have other cities that are very bad. New York has a problem. And then you have, of course, Baltimore and Oakland. We don't even mention that anymore there.' "
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Trump says homeless should leave D.C. "IMMEDIATELY" — after floating federal takeover of capital
By Joe Walsh
Updated on: August 10, 2025"The president likely doesn't have the authority to fully federalize the capital city — unless Congress repeals a 1973 law that gave the city's residents the power to elect their own mayor and city council. He can temporarily take over the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department if he 'determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for federal purposes,' but it's not clear that the legal conditions are met."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-homeless-should-leave-d-c-immediately-after-floating-federal-takeover-of-capital/#IllegalTakeover #Gestapo #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Unhoused #InvestorOwnedHousing #UnaffordableHousing #Inflation #MAGADepression #CharacteristicsOfFascism #FascismInTheUSA #Capitalism #Corporatism