{"id":36119,"date":"2025-08-27T14:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36119"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:13:51","slug":"trumps-dc-take-over-wins-praise-from-residents-biz-owners-as-crime-plummets-we-feel-much-more-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36119","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s DC take-over wins praise from residents, biz owners as crime plummets: \u2018We feel much more safe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON \u2014\u00a0President Trump\u2019s takeover of Washington, DC<\/a>, has put hundreds of federal agents and National Guard troops on the streets of the capital to clean up crime \u2014 and a lot of residents and business owners said they\u2019re noticing that things feel safer already.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll my employees, including me, we feel much more safe, and even our customers feel really happy when they walk into our store,\u201d Indu Bhatia, who runs a liquor store half a mile from the White House, told The Post.<\/p>\n

Bhatia said her store was robbed so many times they had to sink piles of cash into renovations to increase security.<\/p>\n

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Many DC locals told The Post they mostly feel safer in light of the increased police and National Guard presence after President Trump ordered a federal takeover of police forces in the District.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAll we can do as a small business owner is protect yourself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not just about the National Guard and federal agents on the streets, she said \u2014 Trump also took over the Metropolitan Police Department, for the better.<\/p>\n