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Trump takes over DC police, deploys National Guard – msn

White House says homeless people in DC will be forced into shelters or put in jail. Advocates say ‘that should terrify everyone’ – Independent

Homeless DC resident reacts to Trump’s crackdown – Reuters

“Flegette Rippy, a homeless person living in Washington, D.C., told Reuters on Monday (August 11) that she felt the Trump administration was throwing homeless people ‘to the rats’ after the president said he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city’s police department to fight crime while also vowing to remove homeless encampments.”


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