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DC Business Owners Weigh In on Trump’s Crime Crackdown

Entrepreneurs spoke of their experiences regarding crime in the city and what they expect from the federal takeover of policing.
DC Business Owners Weigh In on Trump’s Crime Crackdown
A store in Washington on Aug. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Stacy Robinson
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Nathan Worcester
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WASHINGTON—Across the nation’s capital, business owners and employees offered mixed opinions of President Donald Trump’s push to clamp down on crime in the city.
Trump’s Aug. 11 order to temporarily take over the city’s police department has prompted a surge of law enforcement agents in the city, leading to more than 460 arrests. The president also deployed 800 D.C. National Guard troops, who will be joined by guardsmen from six other states.
Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]