Washington’s top elected officials pushed back Thursday against President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “public safety emergency” and federal law enforcement surge, warning that the measures have undermined public trust and threatened the city’s autonomy.
“Sending masked agents in unmarked cars to pick people up off the streets; flooding our neighborhoods with armed National Guardsmen untrained in local policing; attempting a federal takeover of our police force — none of these are durable, lasting solutions,” D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said Thursday at a House Oversight Committee hearing, ABC News reports.
The hearing became heated as Republicans highlighted Trump’s crackdown while Democrats raised concerns over costs, civil liberties, and the political motivations behind his actions.
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