Hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents are now on the streets of Washington, DC. United States President Donald Trump says it is to fight “out-of-control” crime, even as city data shows crime has been falling. What impact does this unprecedented federal takeover have on DC’s residents and democracy?
In this episode:
- Keya Chaterjee (@freedcproject), executive director, Free DC
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Chloe K Li, Sonia Bhagat and Julia Muldavin, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Marcos Bartolomé, Amy Walters and host Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Sarí el-Khalili.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.