These reserve soldiers “will remain on the spot until public order is restored in the city, as decided by the president” Donald Trump.
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A city “invaded by violent gangs”
The American president announced Monday to maintain order in Washington under the control of his administration and deploy the National Guard. Exceptional measures for this city which he says “invaded by violent gangs” and that he wants to “clean”.
Official statistics, however, show a drop in violent crime in the capital.
Donald Trump had already mobilized the National Guard in California in June, against the advice of the Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, saying that he wanted to restore order in Los Angeles after demonstrations against muscular arrests of immigrants by the Federal Immigration Police (ICE).
Unlike the 50 American states, the municipality of Washington operates within the framework of a particular relationship with the federal state which limits its autonomy.