A day after National Guard troops began carrying weapons in the US capital, Donald Trump announced new security measures that made things easier for him to control the country.
Trump announced earlier this month that he would send more than 2,200 members of the National Guard as part of his plan to combat allegedly out-of-control crime in the city.
Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to establish a special unit within the National Guard that would “maintenance and protect public safety and order in the nation’s capital” on Monday.
Trump also mandated the hiring of additional US Park Police officers in the city under the same executive order, as well as more prosecutors to concentrate on bringing legal cases against violent and property crimes.
In a separate order, Trump also criticized cashless bail and urged law enforcement to “to the extent permissible” and file federal charges against those who were detained.
The US military noted that National Guard troops in Washington, DC are only permitted to use force as a last resort, and that they started carrying their service-issued weapons the day before.
Washington, DC, which has a majority of Democratic-voting states, as well as the Republican-controlled states of West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee, are the national guard forces in the capital.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, among other federal law enforcement agencies, have expanded their presence on the city’s streets, causing some residents to protest.
Source: Aljazeera
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