https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-crime-crackdown-deploys-troops-washingtons-safest-sites-2025-08-23/WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall, one of the safest parts of America's capital.On occasion an angry local would hurl verbal abuse at them, but the soldiers simply shrugged and carried on what appeared to be an undemanding assignment.Outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture, five members of the West Virginia National Guard were standing on the street corner far away from the city's crime hot spots."It's boring. We're not really doing much," said Sergeant Fox, who declined to give his first name.Fox is among almost 2,000 troops, including 1,200 from six Republican-led states, who are being deployed in Washington as part of an extraordinary militarization inside the Democratic-led city.The soldiers, some of whom told Reuters they did not get involved in arrests, are officially in Washington to support a federal crackdown on what President Donald Trump calls a crime epidemic. But that depiction appears to run counter to the fact that crime rates overall have shrunk in recent years.That disconnect, combined with the troop concentration near the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and in view of the U.S. Capitol, highlights criticism by the city's Democratic leaders that this massive deployment is more a show of power by Trump, rather than a serious effort to fight crime.Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said this week she did not think the arrival of troops was about tackling crime. She also expressed concern about the presence of "an armed militia in the nation's capital."
>>1428912The soldiers seen by Reuters on Thursday were not armed, but the Pentagon said on Friday the troops will soon be on mission with their service-issued weapons.By contrast with central Washington, residents of Ward 8 in the city's southeast - the area with the highest crime rate - said there was not a guardsman in sight. With the ward's murder rate dwarfing that of most other neighborhoods, many locals said they would welcome troops on their streets."I haven't seen any. This is where they need to be," said Shawana Turner, 50, a housing case manager on a Ward 8 street.The Joint Task Force for the District of Columbia, which is leading the crime crackdown, said where National Guard troops are deployed is based on requests from law enforcement agencies.Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, said teams of federal law enforcement officials are making arrests in Washington's highest crime areas every night."The National Guard is not making arrests at this time, their role is to protect federal assets - including law enforcement officers - and provide a visible law enforcement presence," she said.The troops are one element of a surge of local and federal law enforcement agents in Washington, including the FBI, who have conducted active arrest operations since Trump announced earlier this month that he was federalizing law enforcement responsibility in Washington.RARE DEPLOYMENTSDeploying troops on American streets is rare and controversial. National Guard have been sent to Washington in recent years, to help bolster security at presidential inaugurations and during protests, including the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.But the city's declining crime rate, coupled with the limited involvement of the troops in crime fighting, has raised questions about the political motivations behind the current deployment.
>>1428913Randy Manner, a retired National Guard major general, said he believed the deployment is a step towards Trump sending National Guard troops into other Democratic-led cities."Not in our lifetimes has a president said that I'm going to use uniformed soldiers to reduce crime," Manner told Reuters."There will be soldiers in other cities in the not-too-distant future. We're turning this into a militarized environment, and it's extremely sad."During a visit to a police base in Washington on Thursday, Trump said his law enforcement crackdown will "go onto other places." Earlier this month Trump suggested he could shift his focus to cities including Chicago and New York.To be sure, the presence of the guard in the heart of Washington was welcomed by some visitors.As troops on the National Mall mingled with tourists from the U.S. and abroad, a group of guardsmen from Mississippi were walking alongside Anu Pokharel, his wife, and two daughters aged 8 and 5.The software engineer, 43, who lived in Washington in the 1990s, was visiting the city with his family from Boston.He said he supported the deployment. "It feels cleaner and safer," he said.PRINTED STATEMENTSAs they strolled around central Washington, some soldiers told Reuters that they did not expect to get involved in arrests.Specialist Nevaeh Lekanudos, part of West Virginia's National Guard, was outside a Metro station in the National Mall with several fellow guard members. She said she had not assisted in crime incidents or arrests.Asked if she thought that is likely, she said, "Honestly at this rate I don't believe so." She added by being deployed in the National Mall, "it frees up the local law enforcement to do what they need to do."Reuters spoke to 20 National Guard members, from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Governors from two other Republican-led states, Ohio and Louisiana, have also sent National Guard troops at Trump's request.
>>1428914Most of the soldiers told Reuters they had been instructed not to talk to the press. Instead they had all been issued with a printed statement they produced from their pockets. It states that they are in the city to support "district and federal law enforcement by keeping DC beautiful and safe."---END OF STORY---The Epstein Files.Release them all.Now.
I don't think any other news outlet has TDS as bad as Reuters
>>1428912This is what happens when you give a riot-level response to literally nothing happening. Troops standing around twiddling their thumbs.
>>1428915I DON’T FEEL SAFE IN MY CITY!!!! Epstein can wait.
Of course they were never going to go out to where the crimes happen.
>>1428915>The Epstein Files.>Release them all.>>>/x/By every account they don't exist.
>>1428924You know, except Trump's. But they were also made to frame him by democrats so whatever.
>>1428917This is just an extended version of what he did in LA, only that time he called in the military for a single city block. It's a sound strategy for idiots>See thing happen>Blow it up to an epidemic or a wave or a rebellion>Send in the troops on American citizens>Hope nobody notices the large amount of sitting around or 99% of protestors not being violent
>>1428924TDS tRump denial syndrome. p3do Don got his freak on.
>>1428929>See thing happenWhat thing? Was it BigBalls?
>>1428916>this is completely normal and Reuters has TDS for reporting on itHow?
>>1428912>"It's boring. We're not really doing much," said Sergeant Fox, who declined to give his first name.Will probably get an verbal reprimand for not sticking to the bland talking point of, "We are happy to serve the American people."
>>1428953I'm sure he's just happy to get out of Mississippi or West Virginia for a few weeks.
>>1428915>The Epstein Files.>Release them all.>Now.Why are you asking us? We don't have it, go ask someone in government
>>1428977Don't pretend to speak for everyone here
>>1428979If someone here had it, they would've posted it already, it would be the biggest source of (You)s in the history of the website.
>>1428980They probably posted it on /pol/ and the thread got 5 posts calling it fake and gay before it 404'd.
>>1428982Kek that would be the most 4chan thing to happen
>Armed soldiers deployed to crime ridden hellhole. >Criminals are not dumb enough to start shit in plain view of ARMED FUCKING SOLDIERS. >Idiots insist nothing has changed. Get better at spinning shit.
>>1428990>increasingly unpopular president makes up crime stats based on clickbait headlines>preemptively stifles increasing likelihood of massive protests by deploying troops during peacetime>calls city a hellhole>gullible morons believe himWhy do you fall for it?
>>1428992>Increasingly unpopular Trump could easily win a third term of he was able to
>>1429029i doubt he even won this term
>>1429030That's because you're a third worlder with a sub 80 IQ
>>1429029lmao Trump barely won this election (and that's before considering possible fuckery by all the billionaires backing him) and he immediately shat on his own supporters with his tariffs putting tons of them out of jobs and his bill putting them without healthcare, nevermind the epstein stuff he tried (poorly) to bury. His approval is somewhere in the 30%s.
>>1429033That's a lot of words just to cope and seethe
>>1429032i know you are but what am i
>>1429036He's 100% correct though
>>1429033>Trump barely won this electionhe won the popular vote and the republicans are polling higher then democrats as we speaktrump's going to win 2028 if he ran because democrats are absolute pieces of shit and the common person's gotten tired of them virtue signalling while being absolute hypocrites.
>>1429143>trump's going to win 2028 if he ran because democrats are absolute pieces of shit and the common person's gotten tired of them virtue signalling while being absolute hypocrites.>Tell me you live in an echo chamber without telling me you live in an echo chamberBTW here's Trump's current approval rating.>https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker
>>1429144https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/trackers/the-democratic-party-favorabilityand here's the current democrat approval rating.https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/trackers/the-republican-party-favorabilityvs republican.democrat are trailing 7% anon not looking good for you. All your chart is showing is trump is less popular then obama, the democrat approval is collapsing more then trump's is
>>1429144>>Tell me you live in an echo chamber without telling me you live in an echo chamber>TRUMP APPROVAL IS DOWN TO 40%!!!!>ignores that Democrat approval is down to 33.9%Gotta love when morons out themselves.
>>1429147Not him but democrats have to do nothing but sit there and watch Trump's numbers sink. How is that not ideal for them?
>>1429148same goes for you >>1429149
>>1429149Because their numbers are sinking harder anon, they're 7% behind trump, trump went from 47.3% since the election down to 40.3%democrats are down 47.1 to 33.9.
>>1428912>treated themselves to ice creamMake Ice Cream Great Again
what kind of person wears makeup on his hands?
>>1429151You can't really compare generic noname "democrats" to Trump though. For instance, Newsom is at 51% approval and 43% disapproval. Trump wishes he had Newsom's numbers.https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-22/la-times-berkeley-poll-on-redistricting
>>1429157Have you noticed he's been wearing more makeup on his face than a clown for the last 25 years, Anon?
>>1429158i literally linked the "republican party favorability" not trump's.do you understand how stupid it is to compare state approval rating to the federal party? It'd be like going to a gay bar and asking whose in favor of gay marriage, or a white supremacist meeting and polling who should bring back slavery.
>>1429158>Newsom is at 51% approval and 43% disapproval. Trump wishes he had Newsom's numbers.retarded example, If you used the same basis then we'd be excluding all blue states and polling trump's approval rating in solely red states. If we did I'm sure he'd be well above a 50%.
>>1429157the kind trying to hide he's showing immense cardiovascular issues.
>>1429161Trump is less popular among his constituents than Newsom is among his. This is a fact you do not like so you are mad.
>>1429162>> If you used the same basis then we'd be excluding all blue states and polling trump's approval rating in solely red states. If we did I'm sure he'd be well above a 50%.Nope, see >>1429144
>>1429166>>1429168he's still 7% more popular then the democratshttps://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/favorability/democratic-partyhttps://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/favorability/democratic-partywould you like another list this is multiple polls, do you see the amazing ratings the democrats have compared to trump.>californians a far-left state of domestic terrorists supports a domestic terrorist mayor in a californian only poll>compare that to democrat+republicans polling on trumpGlad to see demshits are still incapable of common sense and have the reading comprehension of a pig
...and those who don't vote for the Gang Of Pedophiles and don't allow wrong opinions to exist in their superior minds will never accept lies, unlike the likes of >>1429182 that have no sense, and have the reading comprehension of an orange elephant
>>1429182Mainstream dems, because dem voters are pissed about how passive and useless they are and are shifting to more aggressive and progressive candidates like Mamdani.
>>1429194you literally proved you're incapable of common sense.what lie? i've sourced 4 pages including over a dozen pollsyou've soruced ur fucking ass and showed you're too stupid to make an equal comparison
>>1429197he's not worth debating, would you try to debate a drooling retard in real life?
>>1429203>common senseThe so-called 'sense' of those that are common, thus inferior.The superior don't allow the lies & wrong opinions of the inferior to exist in their superior minds.
>>1429203You're comparing "Democrat party favorability" to :GOP party favorability and pretending that represents only Trump and some unnamed generic democrat. That proves you're a retard.
>>1429207>The superior don't allow the lies & wrong opinions of the inferior to exist in their superior minds.so why are you allowed to live moron>>1429208https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-ratingdo you see this? can you read what it says?do you see what the average is 46%I was going easy on your stupid ass the republican party approval is averaged at 40% trump's job approval is 46% you fucking retard.https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/favorability/democratic-partyhere's the democrat approval 34%.now would you prefer trump to have 40% or 46% either way you're a fucking subhuman retard.LEARN TO READ
>>1429209You're severely retarded so I'll spell this out for you.https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsoms-2028-chances-jump-after-trolling-offensive-against-trump-2118007>"Interestingly the latest Politico poll from California had Newsom leading Harris with Democratic and left-leaning voters in the state. With his increased profile and increased recognition, we've cut Newsom from 7/1 into 11/2. The Democrats are also 10/11 to be the winning party, with the Republicans within reaching distance at 21/20."
>>1429209u mad
>>1429210>californian only poll is unbiasedlook at this alternative fact monkey, you're a fucking subhuman. ya key word "in the state". >>1429211I'm mad america has so many illiterate white ass monkeys
>>1429213>republican party approvalThat's everyone from Mike Johnson to Lindsey Graham.>democrat approvalThat's everyone from Corey Booker to Eric Swalwell.Do you see how retarded you're being? I think you probably do but you're pretending to be even more retarded than you are.
>>1429213>I'm mad america has so many>whiteThanks for admitting you're not white and American>>1429209>so why are you allowed to live moronAh, the hypocrisy of the inferior, it know no depths>>1429203>is called out on their lies>>1429182>demshits are still incapable of common sense and have the reading comprehension of a pig>demshits>pig>>1429203>doesn't like being referred to as inferior: as in not being humanCan't take it, you don't have the right to dish it out
>>1429214>The Democrats are also 10/11 to be the winning party, with the Republicans within reaching distance at 21/20."They're not talking about California anymore in this sentence.
>>1429214let me get this straight you got BTFO so badly you're literally goalpost moving now and going from approval rating to in party approval.god you're such a pathetic loser>>1429215you're the most retarded person here thanks for proving you're anti-reality
>>1429217>you got BTFO>you're the most retarded person here>>1429217 is seething by being made to project, or would be secure in what he claims to be 'facts' >>1429182 >>1429209 and not need to make any more replies: but is seething precisely because others refuse to accept his 'facts' because he doesn't have the right to have whatever he 'claims' accepted as so-called 'facts' by others, and why should they?>repliesBut then, you cannot spell that without the word Lies. And that's what >>1429217 is reduced to: lies.
>>1429217Ok have fun pretending apples compare to oranges then. Meanwhile https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/gavin-newsom-national-profile-soars/3937209/
>>1429217>thanks for proving you're anti-realityYou don't live in reality. This is reality:https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/state-of-the-union/generic-congressional-vote
Well, are there any big Mobsters already caught in Washington DC since the national Guard took over? I mean, what do all the so cool and hardcore gangstas now? The really big ones?Or at least all these weekend-gangstas with the notorious "this city belongs to me" attitude?Ok, assuming the Officials really go into the darkest alleys where the actual dirty stuff happens, they should find alot of suspects. But when I check the news they all seems to only hang out into the bright uptown areas where the most vicious crime would be to pass a red traffic light. Coincidence?I hope this is not just some bullshit propaganda show of one single narcissist Weirdo...And if not, why are still no Soldier reinforcements in the other Cities with notorious crime statistics? Wiki says Top 2024 in the Crome ranking are Memphis, St. Louis, Detroit, Oakland...
>>1429254The real reason he's doing it is so no one can protest his massively unpopular policies. He's afraid he will have to hide in his bunker again like last time.
>>1429254Holy strawman, batman! In reality, you have no idea who they've arrested and what their criminal histories are, you are fabricating some weird idea about Al Pacino types being the dudes who stand on corners slinging drugs, and also assuming that every one of the 630 arrests were for jaywalking and the individuals had no other criminal history or patterns or some shit>And if not, why are still no Soldier reinforcements in the other Cities with notorious crime statistics? Wiki says Top 2024 in the Crome ranking are Memphis, St. Louis, Detroit, OaklandThey need it too, but given as how our government is based in Washington DC I understand why it was prioritized.
>>1429288NTA but police arrest records are public. I guess you wouldn't know that being a foreigner.
>>1429143Democrats will never win an election ever again. Americans don't want woke politics. Americans understand that they need a strong leader to unite around and that is Trump. He was sent by God to end wokeness. He will clean up our nation and make the world fear us. He will secure our future, taking what is rightfully ours from the traitorous leafs and eurocukcs and destroying our enemeis. He weill be the greatest president we have ever had and will establish a political dynasty that will last for 1000 years.
>>1429294kek Goebbels couldn't have said it any better.
>>1429197In our polarized environment, people take disapproval as approval for the other side.
>>1429299But enough about favorability ratings.
Trump's strategy seems to be pouring gasoline all over the Reichstag, and hoping/waiting for some retard to come along and light it.
>>1429299Being a disengenuous fuck. Trump has better approval than demonrats, meaning that more of them support and will vote for him and the republicans again in the elections. Most Americans love what Trump is doing. He is cleaning up this country, fucking aliens over a barrel, and making America great again. His tarrifs have burssted the GDP into the stratosfear and we are making bank. Greatest prez of our time and that is why he was won three times and will win next time.
>>1429294>wokeYou can't even give a dictionary definition of that word. 'Woke' = anything rightards don't like>Trump. He was sent by God to end wokeness>anything & everything rightards don't like continues to - and always will - exist. Because reality has & always will have a liberal bias>rightard Christains' J-boy - thus God in human form - gave the multitudes fish sandwiches for free, and healed the sick: in both instances without asking for payment>the Christains' J-boy was as much a Red Sea Pedestrian as Brian. Also 'INRI'>In being the diametric opposite to what rightard Christains are, their J-boy was very WokeSo either (check one):[ ] God likes liberals and all rightard hypocrites are going to Hell[ ] Trump is proof that God doesn't existChoose wisely
>>1429293 #Interesting that I specifically avoided saying that you don't know what they were arrested for, and I mentioned instead that you don't know what these 630 people's criminal history is, because that's what the argument was based on. After all, someone claimed that none of these 630 people were "hardcore gangster" typesIt's interesting how nuanced English is when you learn how to read it, Rakesh.I'll go one step further though and claim you don't even know what these 630 people were arrested for because you've never looked, you are just prejudiced and assuming all the arrests were no big deal
>>1429303>burssted>stratosfearso you're not American. Thanks for admitting that. Americans who have gone to college & university know how to speak & write English because they're educated. But that's what foreign MAGAtards fear: those who are intellectually superior to them.
>>1429303Trump's approval ratings are in the toilet wtf are you talking about?
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esl shill is never going to figure it out is he
>>1429316apparently he's stuck on the 2024 election and doesn't think Republicans have lost anything since then.
Trump is the Chris-Chan of presidentsNewsom is Liquid Trump
>>1429345Like Liquid Snake? Or something else?
>>1429357There was a Liquid Chris who parodied Chris-Chan
>>1429294once we win in 2026 we will not have to deal with these bullshit politics or have an election ever again. everything will be fixed so big that we will not have to care.
>>1429365>WeWho?
>>1429367>Who?not you
>>1429371Ahh so non-americans who can't vote then. Got it.
>>1428912if you wanna deploy national guard to stop crime, put them in areas with crime at least
>The soldiers seen by Reuters on Thursday were not armed>... their role is to protect federal assets - including law enforcement officers???
>>1429401This is the whole problem with this approach. Deploying troops to effectively act as standing deterrents might work for a little bit of a drop, but it's not sustainable financially for both the army and the immediate area, because shockingly people aren't comfortable going around places with a bunch of troops and military vehicles looking like they're waiting for it to become a war zone.It's shit for troop morale too, seeing as not only is it boring as sin, but they're not even getting paid extra for it.
>>1429403The locals are all supporting Trump and the NG.It's the swamp people and criminals that are alll complaining.At least take the time to listen to what real DC residents are saying before vomiting your bile and lies online.
>>1429308Only in your tiny echo chamber. Everywhere else is behind President Trump and want him to keep doing what he's been doing.Rachel Maddow and Cuckhold Colbert have been lying to you.Go back to Russia.
>>1429296I know, right.He was spot on with this one too, Shlomo.>...call him a jew and watch him recoil. "I've been found out."
