Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington’s streets. They seldom stop crime
Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping on a young woman lying on the sidewalk.
President Donald Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in an effort to combat crime in the city. However, Reuters found that these soldiers have seldom taken action to prevent crime, with only about 1.3% of criminal cases filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia involving the National Guard.
In many instances, the soldiers appear as victims rather than as participants in arrests. The deployment of these troops, which cost approximately $1.65 million per day in 2020, has been criticized for not effectively addressing crime, particularly in the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. The White House has not provided detailed information on the impact of the National Guard deployment or its effectiveness in combating crime.
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