{"id":45626,"date":"2025-08-11T11:40:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=act&p=45626"},"modified":"2026-02-11T00:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:01:10","slug":"condemn-trumps-attacks-on-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"act","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/tl\/actions\/condemn-trumps-attacks-on-washington-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"STOP Trump\u2019s DC Takeover"},"template":"","class_list":["post-45626","act","type-act","status-publish","hentry","act_type-petition"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","act_type":40,"location":46,"related_issues":[2082],"related_work":[1962,2096],"button_text":"","secondary_link":"","hero_cta_type":"none","hero_cta":null,"hero_cta_text":"","start_date_time":"","end_date_time":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}],"platform":"action_network","platform_id":"action_network:13f5e0ac-9aa6-413b-85b3-b28d80afc061","tm_actions_platform":{"event_type":"petitions","platform_url":"","summary":"Trump\u2019s so-called emergency in D.C. is an authoritarian power grab that puts residents \u2013 who never asked for it \u2013 in danger. \r\n\r\nCongress must pass the Termination Resolution, HJ Res 115 to STOP Trump\u2019s phony \u201cemergency\u201d and return power to D.C. officials.\r\n\r\nIf Congress doesn\u2019t intervene now, nothing will stop Trump from taking this tactic nationwide\u200b.","description":"

Trump has escalated his D.C. takeover<\/strong> \u2013 signing an order to deploy even more soldiers to American streets [1], threatening additional cities like Chicago [2], and trying to pave the way for permanent armed federal occupations of our cities.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

It's obvious this isn't really about crime (which is at record lows in D.C. [3]), but rather a blatant attempt to make D.C. residents feel like they aren't safe in their own homes, suppress dissent, and take attention away from how Trump\u2019s policies are leaving people worse off.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

Trump is seizing power \u2013 and his administration is signaling that they will keep the National Guard ready to roll into any <\/em>city or state at a moment\u2019s notice. [4] If Congress doesn\u2019t stop him now, nowhere will be off limits.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

Lawmakers have introduced resolutions in the House and Senate to STOP Trump\u2019s phony \u201cemergency\u201d and return power to D.C. officials. [5] Now it\u2019s on all of us to demand our members of Congress act now and pass it.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

Add your voice to tell Congress to act NOW and shut down Trump\u2019s hostile takeover of our nation\u2019s capital city. >><\/strong>\r\n<\/p>

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[1] https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/08\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-takes-additional-measures-to-address-the-crime-emergency-in-the-district-of-columbia\/
[2] https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/08\/23\/trump-chicago-military-national-guard\/
[3] https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low#
[4] https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/08\/12\/national-guard-civil-unrest\/
[5] https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/aug\/15\/democrats-trump-dc-police-resolution\r\n<\/p>","featured_image_url":"https:\/\/can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/petitions\/photos\/000\/672\/988\/original\/CC_Petition_DC_Takeover_2.jpg","browser_url":"https:\/\/act.commoncause.org\/petitions\/condemn-trumps-attacks-on-washington-dc","address":"","timezone":"","latitude":"","longitude":"","is_virtual":false,"start_date":"","end_date":"","embed":"